Animal welfare campaigners have staged protests at more than a dozen Morrisons supermarkets across the country.
The demonstrations were led by one of the retailer's own employees, who claims he is facing disciplinary action after highlighting allegations about the chickens it sells.Earlier this month, an investigation accused one of Morrisons'...
PCA officers, who went to Lorraine George’s home in Christchurch on March 8 last year, found the cats were living in the bathroom, bedrooms, ensuite and two pens in a conservatory of the property, which were all littered with faeces and dirt.
The court was told that George kept and...
Following on from the poisoning of at least two eagles on hunting land in Dorset a few weeks ago
https://dorseteye.com/wildlife-experts-suspect-cover-up/
this disturbing issue has taken another sinister turn.
Raptor Persecution UK take it up:
Last week I blogged about Dorset Police’s refusal to respond to my Freedom of Information request, where I’d...
A pair of wild Ospreys have hatched young at a secret nest site in Poole Harbour, which is the first to hatch in southern Britain for 200 years. The successful hatching is a result of an Osprey reintroduction program that’s being carried out by Dorset based charity Birds of...
Dorset is currently in an amber wildfire alert, yet a fire was started at Stephens Castle, Verwood on Wednesday, which devastated 4.7 hectares of rare lowland heath.
https://dorseteye.com/dorset-on-wildfires-amber-alert/
Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service fought the flames for 8 hours before bringing the blaze under control. Crews are...
The beautiful village of Little Bredy holds a very magical place – A waterfall that captures you within its beauty. I have my Katie to thank for sharing it with us, as a few years ago Katie was an angry, rebellious little teenager who managed to get herself a...
Britain's' fishing policy not the EU is responsible for decreased number of fishing trawlers..., not EU policy.
Let reality reign and the myths be debunked.
And if the public really care about depleted stock then campaigning to stop this will help:
https://dorseteye.com/supertrawlers-spent-more-than-43-hours-fishing-in-marine-protected-areas-off-the-south-west-coast-of-england-greenpeace-research-shows/
Jason Cridland
PLEASE SUPPORT US FOR JUST £2 A MONTH
https://dorseteye.com/donate/
Mark Doggrell huntmaster of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale hunt has evaded prosecution for a second time. Last month he appeared in Court on a GBH charge when he ran over a hunt saboteur whilst driving his horse at 15 miles an hour. Despite video evidence the jury did...
From a beekeeper
Oh dear - I keep hearing tips about leaving bowls of sugar water out to "help" keep bees hydrated. Please, please, please DON'T. Bees are really good at finding what they need and there are so many reasons not to do this. The MOST IMPORTANT reason is...
Nesting in the eaves of our buildings and other small gaps in our homes, Swifts make the return journey from sub-Saharan Africa each year to breed in Dorset and the wider UK.
Greg Lambe, Vice Chairman of Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group (CHOG), tells us that these “enigmatic birds which are the...
