What kind of person sets a dog on fire?
Bruce is a dog; a bull-lurcher from Little Orton near Carlisle. He has been badly beaten with a stick with nails sticking out of it, his skull fractured, his jaw…
Animal Theology
Praying for Putin’s downfall, doom and destruction
There was a prayer for Ukraine in church on Sunday: "Lord, we pray for peace in Ukraine, and that Putin would see sense." That was it. There was no mention of the atrocities, the barbarism, the bloodshed, or the seismic…
Italy earthquake: the dog who waits and grieves by his master's coffin
Perhaps you have to be a dog-owner to understand this bond of devotion. Just as a man will grieve for his best friend, so the best friend will grieve…
Cecil the Lion – a lesson in animal theology
A dentist called Walter Palmer has killed a lion called Cecil. Cecil the lion is now dead, and never has the world been so united in grief. Well, perhaps…