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Relieved Chingford family reunited with beloved pet snake that slithered away

, 25/04/2023

Play Brightcove videos By Sally Williams It was a cold November day in 2021 when a 15-year-old boy had a moment’s lapse… he opened the door of his snake Midnight’s tank to play with him. But when he put him back he did something he’d never done before and will never do again – he forgot to lock the door. The next morning Brandon went to check on Midnight. But to his horror was no longer there… Midnight it seemed to have slithered through the lock and disappeared. His family searched the house high and low but nothing. Not a…

Dogs and cats injured or killed in wildlife traps every year, research finds

, 18/04/2023

Animal traps set for wildlife were responsible for injuring or killing at least 173 cats or dogs over a five-year period in Canada, according to research by The Fur-Bearers. The animal rights charity collected data from almost every province by filing freedom of information requests. One notable exception was Ontario, where trap reporting was not mandatory. “Since we don’t have the numbers from the province with the largest population in the country, the problem is likely far worse,” said Lesley Fox, executive director of The Fur-Bearers. The group found that 56 dogs and cats were caught in wildlife traps in…