Keith Hinde.com

Yes, unfortunately it’s that time of year again. That time of year when a horde of questionably endowed thugs take to the ice to batter and skin hundreds of thousands of defenceless seal pups.

IFAW desperately need your help and support, in both attempting to stop the hunt and also sending monitors to the ice in case it happens. Please please please visit StopTheSealHunt.org and help stop this madness - every single effort could make the difference!

• IFAW’s animal rescue blog brings us a mixture of news, both good and bad, but including a description of the common wildlife traps used to horrific effect in North America.
• The Humane Society of the United States sue Amazon.com to halt the peddling of animal fighting videos, according to The Register
• The Register highlight a study which claims that playing video games enhances a Vet’s surgical prowess!
• Apparently, “Anti SatNav” signposts are now starting to appear in Hampshire
• Talk about double stupidity: not content with riding his motorbike through built up areas at speeds in excess of 100mph, this guy posts the video on YouTube and includes enough footage to enable his identification by the police! Doh!
• You’re all nicked, says The Register, highlighting Bliar’s desire to place all of us in the dock each and every time a crime is committed.
• Fancy a Green Goddess? No, not the Ting-Tong type, but part of the Ministry of Defence’s surplus auction.
• It’s OK officer, they’re just p*ssed!. Apparently most “spiked drink” victims are simply legless, according to a year long study at a Wrexham hospital.
• Apparently the UN feels that people don’t understand the dangers of radiation, designing a new radiation warning sign to clear up any confusion!
• In a superb piece of ebay data trawling, claims of the member-enlarging effects of supercar ownership are comprehensively debunked by this article, entitled “eBayer buys penis pump, ditches Ferrari“. ROTFL!