The poor quality of the air we breathe has become a huge issue for many pockets of Britain in recent years. Cities such as London and Bristol are already planning to ban diesel cars from some roads to cull the emissions in built-up areas. But there might be another solution that doesn’t require the introduction … Read more
Pets have been a companion to humans for millennia. In fact, according to Greger Larson, director of the University of Oxford’s palaeogenomics and bio-archaeology research network, humans have likely kept baby animals for amusement as long as humans have lived. But the story of exactly how animals became domesticated is much debated and often only glimpsed at … Read more
To me, the beautiful Labrador cross looked in tip-top condition. Lean, fit and full of energy. His owner had been coming in to see me regularly for years but this time she was distraught. The problem? Someone in the park had looked at her with disgust and said she should be prosecuted for cruelty because … Read more