The Humble Hedgehog is one of our favourite wild animals today, but hedgehogs play an important role in our culture through stories and local folklore. From video games such as Sega’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog,’ to characters in Disney/Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 3’ and Sesame Street, hedgehogs have a definite place in popular culture Continue Reading... "061 Hedgehogs in folklore"
For the past decade, the British government has been authorising the killing of badgers as part of an alleged Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programme. Despite warnings from their own scientific advisors, professors, and conservationists that culling badgers will have no impact on the spread of tuberculosis, the government has continued and even accelerated the culling of badgers/ Wildlife Matters asks WHY? Continue Reading... "060 – Why is the British Government Killing Badgers?"
The devastating cost of fur is the millions of innocent animals senselessly slaughtered each year for their fur. The process of obtaining said fur is often downright barbaric, with creatures kept in cramped cages, suffering through unimaginable pain and torture. Continue Reading... "059 The Tragic Truth About Fur Farms"
