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An adventurous grass snake was filmed near the back of a house in Dorset. Remember they are harmless beautiful creatures. https://twitter.com/TonyFurnell/status/1272511361461956608?s=20 Jason Cridland
Dorset Council’s Environmental Protection Team have received a high number of complaints about flies over the last few weeks. Many people are experiencing lots of flies within their homes. To reduce the numbers, it is important to follow good hygiene practices and take extra precautions to ensure that foodstuffs are...
The RSPCA is investigating after a woman was filmed punching and kicking a horse in a video that wildlife presenter Chris Packham called "appalling". Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs tweeted the clip on Sunday and said it showed a member of the Cottesmore Hunt.The video shows a horse apparently reluctant to get...
Attention cat owners: Time is running out before a new law takes effect on June 10, making it mandatory to microchip your feline companions. Currently, research indicates that a staggering 25% of cats, nearly three million in total, are without this crucial identification. Once the legislation is enacted, owners found...
The following footage is graphic and may shock some. However, more importantly it now means that attempted murder is now at the core of the conflict and will mean potentially much more violence from now on. Unless the police and government respond appropriately they may have just lost complete control...
These webs are where caterpillars that have been overwintering and large numbers of caterpillars are emerging from these cocoons and feasting on surrounding vegetation. These could be Brown-Tail Moth Caterpillars, which have hairs which are an irritant to human skin so they should not be handled. In some severe cases,...
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'...
A vast swarm of flying ants stretching for a mile has been detected on a weather radar along the south coast of the UK, and further swarms are anticipated in the upcoming days. The Met Office identified these insect gatherings on Friday, coinciding with numerous eyewitness reports shared on...
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...