Kent farmer fears he may have lost his entire flock of prize-winning sheep following an attack by two dogs.John Shrubsall found his flock of rare breed sheep either dead or injured on land in Eastling, near Faversham, on Sunday morning.Mr Shrubsall, who is a judge and inspector for the Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep Society, said he was devastated by what had happened.The dogs, a Rottweiller and...
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Allergies, and more, have been reported from other Bt cotton-growing states too. In Andhra Pradesh, studies by the respected NGO, Deccan Development Society, found that Bt cotton cultivators continued to use pesticides on a large scale, which belies the claim that Bt cotton would reduce pesticide use. The crops produced “hitherto unseen diseases” in soils. In 2003, nearly 2,500 sheep died after grazing...
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Three pairs of the Himalayan Tahr and two pairs of Blue sheep from a zoo in Japan were received here by officials of the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological (PNHZ) Park in Darjeeling on Wednesday.“The animals, received as a part of an animal exchange programme, were essential for several conservation projects of the zoo. We had sent a pair of elephants to the Okinawa Zoo about three years back,” said...
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VANKANER: A leopard gave the slip toforesters making away with the bait! According to forest officials, a trap waslaid to nab the leopard that had been harassing villagers for quite sometime.The incident occurred at Jalsika and Holmadh areas of Machhu Dam-1on Tuesday night. "We'd placed a piece of meat to lure the leopard into thetrap. However, the leopard, considered the most cunning of the big cat...
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COVINGTON, La. (AP) — One of the last surviving aviators from World War II's famed Black Sheep Squadron has died in Covington, La.Bourgeois joined the Marine Corps in 1940, served during both World War II and the Korean War and retired from the military after 20 years. But the duty for which he was best remembered was with the Marine Fighting Squadron 214.Serving under Lt. Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington,...
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More than 500 sheep were killed when a truck carrying them to an abattoir overturned on a bend in Australia's south-east.Victoria Police Sergeant Nick Buenin said Friday that the truck with 750 sheep on board hit a guard rail and slid on its side for about 100 metres. The driver suffered minor injuries."There's a lot of sheep you know they're in pain," he said. "It's very difficult to walk around and...
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judge has ordered a woman to hand over her daughter's pet sheep to a rescue centre after a legal wrangle over ownership of the animal.Bethan Parkinson, of Rhydymain, near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, bought Lucy the sheep for nine-year-old Lauren.When the animal needed a new home Ms Parkinson turned to an animal rescue centre in Buckley, Flintshire.But when Ms Parkinson and her family turned up to take Lucy...
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group of women in Southeastern Senegal pooled their money, bought 25 sheep for $35 each, now selling their largest ones for around $165, in their latest business project, called Operation TabaskiOne of the women of Tambacounda region of Senegal who took part this year in "Operation Tabaski" with her children, 23 Nov 2009"They work day in day out, within their families, but also on site, income generating...
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Minister for Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Science and Technology and Information Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi inspected the departments under his charge at Civil Secretariat today.The Minister along with Principal Secretary, Science & Technology and Information Technology, Dr. Arun Kumar and other senior officers went round various sections of his Ministry to take stock of the facilities there.Aga...
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football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife.Aberdeen fans said the man ran through the carriage on fire as others threw beer on him to douse the flames.The Edinburgh to Aberdeen service was stopped at Kirkcaldy at about 1900 GMT on Saturday to allow him to be treated.British Transport Police said one man was arrested and another...
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