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Houndwoman

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  1. Such good news about the delay-with a bit of luck that's the end of it all! Owen Paterson was saying that it was due to advice from the NFU but the head of the NFU later on was saying that it was disappointing and that many farmers felt let down (which one is telling porkies then)? I suspect yet another u turn from this Government. We mustn't rest on our laurels though and must make sure we keep adding to that petition and lobbying our MP's etc. The debate will still happen on Thursday so that could make a huge difference
  2. Great news-there will be a 6 hour debate on the badger cull in the Commons next Thursday. This is a massive step forward Petition is up to 157,037 at the moment but we still need people to sign!
  3. Another victory last night at Tewkesbury Borough Council Council Meeting As with the Forest of Dean meeting last week, one of the Councillors is a farmer and has cattle but still voted against the cull
  4. The petition is going well but we hope it continues to grow. Some very positive things happening here if you read our website GABS We have a Facebook page too. We had a fantastic result last night when the Forest of Dean District Council had an extraordinary meeting to discuss the issue. It is a Tory led Council but the vote came out in our favour with a result of 30 for a ban on culling on all land owned or managed by the Council with only 1 against the motion and 1 abstension. We were ecstatic It is very much in the news now too! The Independant
  5. Please would you sign the E Petition to help stop the Badger cull which is about to start very soon. If we can get 100,000 signatures it has to be debated in Parliament. Please share also with all your contacts. If you are not sure about doing this please look at our website and read about the real science about this and why it is so wrong to kill these beautiful mammals. We do not have much time so let us try and stop it before it starts. If this goes ahead here it could happen in your County next. Many, many thanks. Sheila x. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257 http://www.glosagainstbadgershooting.moonfruit.com/#/home/4568371889
  6. I have an ex breeding Beagle bitch who is now seven. She was rescued at the age of four after living in a shed all that time just churning out litter after litter. She had two homes before we had her but she went to people who expected too much of her and it didn't work out. She went back into rescue with all sorts of bad reports about her but she has been an angel to be quite honest Haven't seen any of the so called 'bad' things that were said about her. She is adorable
  7. Hello Nige! Same here Kazz. Got such a lot on and not much time to spare but maybe get back into things( for a while at least)
  8. I am thinking of putting 'vegan pagan' down on my form!
  9. We have so many different ones I hope I don't miss anything out! Sparrows Blackbirds Thrushes Great Spotted Woodpeckers Green Woodpeckers Pied Wagtails Blue Tits Long Tailed Tits Great Tits Chaffinches Pheasants Collared Doves Wood Pigeons Greenfinches Jackdaws Crows Ravens Magpies Robins Wrens Starlings Goldfinches Redwings Magpies Sparrowhawks(overhead)! Buzzards (ditto) We even have a Moorhen here every morning. We have a Heron drop into the field next door And what is the most exciting is NUTHATCHES We have three come all at once at the back of the house where we they feed off the nuts in the feeder.
  10. Run free now Gracie :wub: for Grandma and all the Squirrell family.
  11. Sleep tight little Pixi :wub: Cher
  12. Hope she gets her appetite back for her 'normal' food but if she still fancies treats etc that's better than nothing.
  13. So sad to hear about little Fudge Lovely to hear about all the positive work you are all doing out there
  14. Same here-not been here much for a while now but wish you Melp and your gang a happy Christmas and everyone else on here.
  15. Yes, I think those two should definately go
  16. WTG Con Will keep sending healing thoughts for him and you both
  17. I sure they are all together now in that lovely place where the sun always shines and there is peace. My thoughts are with you
  18. You're quite right there Laura. It's always a big stitch up by the media and the authorities when it comes to AR people I have experienced it many times! It's all about brainwashing the public and the uninformed so as to keep the status quo. Vivisection is a massive industry and a lot of people make a lot of money out of it I know that you see that too, I wish others could see through it! I am sorry that your lovely gran didn't get to see that horrible place close. I probably met her on one of the demos. There were people there from all walks of life at the protests and kids too. As you say, what is wrong with people opposing a system that is so archaic and evil? I always had a strong sense of justice even as a small child and I believe that if you oppose something so much then get off your ass and do something about it! Thanks Purrpuss and Lesley TF. I have left a message for Lesley today so I am hoping for a call back soon
  19. Looks like a great time was had by all!
  20. They sound like they had such love from you and such a lovely life-a life they were never intended to have.So, so lucky that fate was in their favour. Funnily enough I had another ex lab (Perrycroft) called Bramble before I had Sam. Are you still involved with Freshfields? Does Lesley still run the place? I have to contact them to see if they know of any others surviving. I struggled so hard to keep my decorum when I was there Would be nice Billy if they sort of by passed the fingers and went for the throat Bless her Isn't it sad that such beautiful little dogs are the chosen laboratory tool? I get so angry when people defend what is done to these poor dogs(and all other animals) and justify it by saying it is a necessary 'sacrifice' I have friends who have worked undercover in labs if only so called animal lovers knew what actually went on in those hell holes they may well have a different attitude. The puppy farms where they are reared are dreadful enough and when we went in to get the dogs out I couldn't comprehend what kind of people could do that job and probably go home to their own dogs.
  21. So sad My thoughts are with Al's family and friends
  22. So sorry that your girls have gone and your friend has lost her boys I used to go to demos there years before they closed down and I don't care how much people slate AR people I was very proud to be one. It was the constant pressure from us that finished them off, they never had a minutes peace and eventually couldn't afford the security required. I had a call from an acquaintance of mine who ran a rescue in Dorset and she told me that we had better get cracking and find homes for 50 Beagles so we both frantically 'phoned and begged and grovelled all we could to get them places to go. When we went in the first time it was such a strange feeling and the place felt quite evil. They wouldn't let us go into the buildings (I wonder why) and we had to wait outside the sheds while they carried them out one by one. Poor, frightened little souls-I will never forget it. Once the 50 boys were handed over we left and it was heartbreaking as we had to leave the other 127 behind as they were under contract to go to a lab in Spain . We could here them all barking and yapping, it was awful Three weeks later we had a call asking us if we were interested in the remaining 127 as the contract had fallen through so we had to sort them out quick and quite a few rescues offered to have them. Linda McCartney sponsored 50 of them. The sad part about it was that we came away with 126 as one poor little dog died of a ruptured bowel 2 days before. It really was a hell hole for animals Where did you adopt yours from Purpuss? Thanks Billy. Mark adopted his little boy from Evesham Dogs Trust and he is the one who got the reunion idea going.Sorry if I didn't explain that properly I wish we could shut all the other rotten, evil places like it that still exist
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