Wibble's Blog » animal http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog Musings of an IT professional Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:59:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Alcoholic Dog! http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/11/09/alcoholic-dog/ http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/11/09/alcoholic-dog/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:47:12 +0000 wibble http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/11/09/alcoholic-dog/ I read this story in the papers this morning and it amused me. A dog in York called “Ratty” has decided to take himself to the pub on the Number 10 bus. He has been going to the same pub for years but has not been barred because the new owners have a no pets policy.

Ratty used to be able to go into the Black Bull and receive sausages and have a drink until he was barred under the new landlord’s rules (spoilsport). Ratty still gets on the same bus and goes to the same place but now walks across the road to another pub where he is welcomed by staff and customers.

The story has caused mixed reactions and it seems that the majority of people like the story because it appears harmless but certain animal groups are calling for Ratty’s owners to be fined as this is a “criminal offence”.

Source: Daily Mail and Daily Express

]]> http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/11/09/alcoholic-dog/feed/ 0 RIP Steve Irwin http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/09/04/rip-steve-irwin/ http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/09/04/rip-steve-irwin/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:14:35 +0000 wibble http://www.matthewjwhite.co.uk/blog/2006/09/04/rip-steve-irwin/ It is with sadness that I learnt about the death of possibly the greatest animal lover in recent history. Steve Irwin was an amazing person who did so much for animal awareness and he used his celebrity status to further this.

Steve died whilst filming a documentary off the Batt Reef in Australia, receiving a barb from a stingray to the heart. Paramedics were rushed to the scene but they couldn’t save him. Steve is only the second person to die from a stingray in Australia.

More details can be found at the BBC website

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