Tag: Animals

SCOTLAND’S fattest hedgehog has shed almost half her bodyweight by dieting

SCOTLAND’S fattest hedgehog has shed almost half her bodyweight after being put on a diet by an animal rescue centre. Edinburgh the hedgehog made national...

Watervoles living the high life

By Emma Hamilton   A RARE furry mammal famous for living along the edges of rivers and burns has found a new home – halfway up...

Thieves take animal medication

ANIMAL medication has been stolen following a break in to an Edinburgh vet clinic. The Pentland Veterinary Clinic, on Riccarton Mains Road, Currie, was targeted...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Frozen Planet makes for TV cold

BBC documentary Frozen Planet began last night to general acclaim. In the third instalment of the epic BBC One series polar bears perch precariously on...

What’s that, Lassie? Fire chiefs spend £1m a year on pet rescues?

SCOTS firefighters spent an astonishing £1m last year on hundreds of “absurdly wasteful” animal rescues, official figures have revealed. The call-outs included...

Photos – Activists stripp down to show that fur is out and love is in.

It was a brief encounter. In a part of Edinburgh normally reserved for the nation’s legal establishment, fur activists stripped down and staged a...

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