Tips and tricks on how to protect and preserve animals and vegetation on Bowen, along with residents’ opinions on various local ‘pests’ Bowen Island Food Resilience Society and Bowen Agricultural Alliance held a Zoom forum last month to promote discussion about how we grow food, deal with mammals and birds, and simultaneously support biodiversity on … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local Business “The thing I’m looking forward to the most is helping out adopt homeless cats to loving forever homes.” Sydney Sylvester and Casey Satlowski opened Saskatoon’s first cat cafe downtown at the beginning of May. Beyond serving coffees, teas and treats, patrons have the option to visit cats from the Battlefords … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A 50-year-old Omaha man was sentenced on animal cruelty charges Thursday — nine days after investigators found dozens of sickly cats living in deplorable conditions. Dale Hickman, sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pled guilty Wednesday a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, was initially arrested at 2:14 am April … Read more
Goddard & Gibbs, a laid-back, prettily staged, specialty fish restaurant, may lack a charming harbor view, but it does offer an exciting glimpse of east London nightlife. Inside, the place is a modern, airy, Santa Monica-style seafood brasserie, with large, luxurious booths for group eating, tasteful jazz music and fuzzy, flattering lighting. Outside, the post-6pm-on-a-Saturday … Read more
Dane Evans arrived in Hamilton in the fall of 2017 and this is the first time he’s entered training camp as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ uncontested starting quarterback. So, things aren’t the same for him this year, but not for the reason you might assume. “It’s different because I stayed up here this off-season, more so … Read more
An adventurous young mountain lion that escaped the recent Coastal fire and has successfully crossed through cities and the 91 Freeway has lived a “charmed life” so far, but researchers tracking him worry his future holds many dangers giving him only a 50% to 60% survival rate. For the last few weeks, the approximately 20-month-old … Read more
Cat owners in the German town of Walldorf have been ordered this week to keep their pets indoors until the end of August to protect a rare bird during its breeding season. The decree is designed to help save the crested lark, which makes its nest on the ground and is therefore easy prey for … Read more
US officials have seized 145 beagles from breeder Envigo’s Cumberland County facility and a federal prosecutor is asking a judge to compel the company to stop mistreating dogs in violation of the Animal Welfare Act. “Envigo’s disregard for the law and the welfare of the beagles in its care has resulted in the animals’ needless … Read more
(The Hill) — Soaring food prices both in the US and abroad have prompted countries to ban exports of core agricultural commodities, pushing up domestic food prices and leading agronomists to wonder what additional crops could face supply constraints on their way to grocery stores. Food inflation in the US is already at a 40-year … Read more
(The Hill) — Soaring food prices both in the US and abroad have prompted countries to ban exports of core agricultural commodities, pushing up domestic food prices and leading agronomists to wonder what additional crops could face supply constraints on their way to grocery stores. Food inflation in the US is already at a 40-year … Read more