All posts tagged animal welfare
Caught – the evil business of snaring
Talking Naturally was at the House of Commons yesterday for the launch of a campaign by the League against Cruel Sports (League) to ban the use of snares – wire nooses used to (supposedly) just restrain target species until they …
Gunning For Change: A Symposium on the Shooting Industry and Firearm Licensing
Talking Naturally will be recording vox pops and short interviews with attendees and delegates at the League against Cruel Sports' symposium this coming Thursday. We're part of
World Parrot Trust podcasts
Over the last year or so I've been working with the World Parrot Trust (WPT) - an organisation I unreservedly support - to produce a series of
Who are ‘The Hunt Saboteurs Association’? Interview in the pipeline…
I'm organising a podcast interview with the Hunt Saboteurs Association sometime after Easter. I don't know a huge amount about the Sabs, but I support their aims (stopping
‘Fight for Flight’ – a campaign to end pinioning of captive birds
Yesterday saw the launch of a campaign, 'Fight for flight', by the Captive Animal's Protection Society (CAPS) to end the practice of pinioning of birds. Pinioning is
Owen Paterson MP’s greatest coalition achievement
When Owen Paterson, MP for North Shropshire, rode into view as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in September 2012 he was hailed (and I'm
Be positive: a quick comment on comments
I recently talked with Terry Townshend for a podcast looking at a campaign, being led by Chinese birders, to tear down illegal nets that are widespread across
Veganism: the final frontier?
I became vegetarian (no meat, no shellfish/fish, no gelatine in puddings, and certainly no days on/days off) quite late in life. It took a little over forty years,
How to Test Shorebirds for Avian Influenza… Safely
The following article was written by Dr Nial Moores, Director of Birds Korea, after witnessing very poor handling of shorebirds within Yubu Ramsar site this week. It





















