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Why the U.S. veterinary profession is happy to declaw cats.
The declawing (onychectomy) of domestic cats is a controversial issue which has been in the news recently in the U.S. because the state of New York has become the first State to ban the practice. It can only be viewed as a barbaric procedure, with no moral, medical or ethical necessity to do it, but…
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Otter lunacy in Japan’s animal cafés.
Can we expect to be drinking a latte with a hedgehog or otter at our local Starbucks or Costa anytime soon in the UK? Animal cafés are opening across the world particularly in Asia at an increasing rate despite the obvious welfare and food hygiene issues and are proving a major draw to foreign tourists…