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According to a recent news article in the Daily Mail, available to read here, "tens of thousands of horses and ponies are believed to have been abandoned in the Irish countryside as families struggle to cope with the financial meltdown." Unfortunately many of these have had to be shot, as they are deemed to weak to survive.
A reindeer was spotted on the loose in Sunderland over the weekend. After being frightened by a dog, the reindeer decided to make a bid for freedom and escaped from its enclosure at Sunderland's Mowbray Park's Lapland Village. Luckily this Christmas tale had a happy ending as the reindeer was found and returned to the enclosure to be reunited with the four other members of the herd.
A new species of lemur is thought to have been found in Madagascar. Genetic testing of samples taken from the animal should be able to confirm whether the animal is indeed a new species. A video, available on the BBC website here, shows more about how the animal was discovered.
According to a recently published article on the BBC, checks in Galashiels are underway after a report that a dog was electrocuted as it walked along the high street and crossed a puddle. Scottish Power is investigating the event.
According to the BBC, Christianne Glossop, Wales' chief veterinary officer, has "urged people to think again about releasing sky lanterns, warning they can hurt livestock." Reports suggest that these sky lanterns are causing injury and undue stress to animals in Wales and are posing a threat to buildings.
There have been reports (such as this one by the BBC) that a big cat may be to blame for a number of attacks on livestock in Pembrokeshire. One farmer said that he had seen the big cat on a number of occasions and likened it to a panther.
Recent media reports have focused on the announcement by the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe consume. To read an article on the BBC relating to this, please click here.
National Trust workers, working at a Roman villa in Chedworth, have been given snail handling lessons to protect a rare species called the Roman Snail.
An article on the BBC explores how researchers have discovered that cats use a sophisticated mechanism for drinking liquid. According to the piece, the scientists "found that cats use their tongues to delicately draw up water without breaking the surface of the liquid." A video taking from a high speed camera shows this in motion.
BBC cameras caught the moment when a wildlife presenter was attacked by a caiman while wading through wetlands. Steve Backshall sustained puncture wounds to his calf and had to be treated before being able to continue filming for CBBC's Deadly 60.
Reports in the media suggest that 30 cats have died in the same town in Somerset from suspected poisoning. Officials have said they cannot rule out the possibility that someone is deliberately poisoning these animals with a substance such as antifreeze.
