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April 24, 2007

The fox: friend not foe

I WOULDN'T be a campaigner if I didn't speak out against hunt cruelty, so it doesn't bother me that I have become a figure of hate for some extremist hunt supporters.

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April 20, 2007

Bernard Mathews - taking the turkey

I WAS travelling towards Chester when news came on the radio that Bernard Matthews was to receive almost £600,000 compensation in the wake of its bird flu outbreak.

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April 17, 2007

Not So Grand National

MOST of us have had the odd flutter on the Grand National at some time or other, but how many of us have ever stopped to think about how cruel this race is for the horses?

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April 9, 2007

Do grey squirrels deserve their poor reputation?

THE success of the grey squirrel has irked conservation groups, who pine for the native red. But do greys really deserve their bad reputation?

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April 2, 2007

The National mis-Trust

RECENTLY I was in conversation with my sister, a member of the National Trust who dislikes the way the organisation is killing wild goats.
She felt she ought to continue with the Trust because if people cancelled their memberships, land would be bought up by developers.
I argued this was just scaremongering and that protest was better than staying mute.

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Judi

Former nightclub singer who has become one of the country’s most active animal welfare campaigners. A member of the League Against Cruel Sports since 1993, she later founded North Wales Animal Rights and maintains a close eye on hunting and farming activities in the region. Her home in Rhyl harbours a variety of animals, from cats to squirrels, and she also houses rescued birds in three large aviaries. Now in her mid-50s, Judi is also a vegan who has been featured by veggie group Viva for her unblemished skin.

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