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Archive for June, 2009


Electronic Dog Training Collars. For or Against

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Two words sum up Electronic Dog Training Collars, Ban them.
Supporters of these collars will say that the dog is not harmed in any way and that they are a good method of stopping a dog from barking.
Would they consider putting them on a baby that cries incessantly, obviously not.
Barking is a form of communication, [...]

Cat Attacks Postal Worker

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

No you haven’t misread the title, it is not the usual Dog Bites Postman story.
The culprit is, to quote its owner, a fluffy kitten, who playfully or otherwise leapt at the letterbox when the postwoman was delivering mail to the house causing injury to her hand.
The postwoman felt it serious enough to complain to her [...]

Grow Your Own, a new trend or just a fad?

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Few of us have been unaffected by the recession, many are looking for ways to save the odd few pence where they can.
Food is often uppermost on our minds, not just eating it but the price of it and ultimately the taste of the cooked product.
Faced with the choice of shopping at the large supermarket [...]

Seagulls Riot at Newhaven Harbour

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

A potentially serious altercation between a group of Herring Gulls and rival Black Backed Gulls was averted by the intervention of the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service after they were called to the scene by the UK Border Agency on Saturday night.
Tempers flared when a Black Backed gull chick, who had fallen onto [...]