Our sleepy cats - do not disturb!

Could 'Formation Sleeping' be the next new Olympic Games Sport for London in 2012?

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The RSPCA has managed a 'sort of apology', to the Hindu community, over the killing of Gangotri (a Jersey x Belgian Blue cow) at Bhaktivedanta Manor and Temple. They are clearly trying to evade legal action, that has been in process, since that drastic event.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7779331.stm

I wonder if this will now be an end to the matter.

It would probably be foolish to expect such an organisation to apologise fully and unreservedly.

This story appeared in March 2008:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hindu-monks-sue-rspca-over-slaughter-of-sacred-cow-gangotri-802332.html

It is alleged that the cow was under proper veterinary care and that she was recovering. The vets working with the RSPCA killed the cow without having discussed the case with the attending vets.

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Young elephant at Whipsnade, displaying stereotypic behaviour

We suddenly, today, have media coverage of an issue that is of central importance to the welfare of zoo animals (NOT just elephants!).

Caged Tiger at Whipsnade - well you can't have them running around, can you?

Of course, wild conditions cannot be replicated in zoos and animals will know (and feel/suffer) the difference, especially those species that range over vast areas.

http://environment.uk.msn.com/news/headlines/article.aspx?cp-documentid=11794317

http://news.scotsman.com/world/Captivity-shown-to-shorten-elephants39.4787378.jp

This is not new! It has been aired for years.

e.g.: http://www.alternativevet.org/zoo.htm

http://www.captiveanimals.org/elephants/index.htm

http://www.fightback4elephants.com/

Nonetheless, while wild places exist for animals to live and breed successfully, it's never too late to try to do something about it. Think very carefully how you stand on this issue, before funding zoos with your hard-earned cash.

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So, the BBC will not be televising Crufts next year. This is a result of the failure of the BBC and the Kennel Club to agree on certain issues. Oh well.

As I said in an earlier blog on this 'crisis', gunboat diplomacy is not the way forward.

Why the BBC became suddenly so vehement, when the issues raised have been there for all to see, for so many years, I cannot imagine. Why did the BBC not complain about these issues before? Having not done so, why not adopt a more progressive method of policy influence, that would bring better results? Rome was not built in a day.

As Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) said, so pithily - 'War does not determine who is right, only who is left'.

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