Animal Lovers Scotland

27/09/2025

02/05/2025

The swallows are starting to come back home. They weigh about 20 grams, they have covered more than 5000 km during the flight. They passed through the Sahara desert. They flew over the Mediterranean without having a break. They fought the rain and wind, and the scorching sun. They are extraordinary little beings.

And now they will live under the roofs of our homes and bear their offspring. Embrace their presence. Be kind to them. Respect them. One swallow can eat up to 850 flies a day. One pair can kill about 1,700 flies a day.
There is no more effective and ecological insecticide ...

Please make them feel welcome 💙🐾

01/05/2025

❌ RAPESEED! ❌

It’s that time of year again where farmers fields have blossomed into pretty yellow flowers, these plants are called rapeseed. Although it may be tempting to place your dog in the mist to take a scenic photo, please avoid this at all costs!

Rapeseed is extremely poisonous for dogs, especially in highly sensitive canines.

Rapeseed is listed by Dogs Trust as toxic to our dogs if ingested and can cause symptoms such as:

❌ Hemolytic Anemia
❌ Blindness
❌ Damaged Nervous System
❌ Digestive Disorders
❌ Breathing Problems

Even walking through these fields should be avoided! In June 2019, a dog has been reported to suffer from severe open wounds after running through a crop of rapeseed.

Please seek immediate veterinary attention if your dog shows any signs of rapeseed poisoning!

19/04/2025

28/02/2025

23/02/2025

ELDERLY AND ANIMAL AWARENESS ALERT!
Here is a picture of Mojo. This sweet little boy has crossed the Rainbow Bridge simply because he lived with an elderly person who suffered from dementia. Why did Mojo suffer and die when he had a loving companion? Because his loving companion forgot he was there on a daily basis and forgot to feed and water him. Mojo did nothing wrong as well as his companion, who did nothing wrong.
This is an ALERT to all humans. We have many of God’s elderly’s out there (more than ever) that do not have a family or friends. They have no one to check on them. They are totally alone! Do you have someone(s) in your neighborhood? Do you even know? Have you looked? Are you aware?
This ALERT is to ask you, as an individual, to take it upon yourself to scan your neighborhood or town for elderly people who could use a friend. There are so many elderly people that are left alone. This is a huge danger in our society – Let “us” help this aging population and their animals to stay SAFE so Mojo’s life is not in vain. He will have served his purpose in this life.
We are calling you (yes, YOU) to seek out the aging population in your area and maybe put together a neighborhood group with an active agenda to check on this person or persons every day to make sure they are safe, have food, have food for their loving animal companion (which we know gives them much comfort), that their companion is fed, that they have or have taken their medicines, etc. Whatever their need may be. That they are not “ALONE.”

The simple act of caring is heroic.
Caring for our seniors is perhaps the greatest gift we have.

22/02/2025

21/02/2025

⚠️ If you're out this weekend, please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. 📝 Contact details below. ⬇️

📌 In England, Wales & Scotland, please contact Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds
📌 In Northern Ireland, get in touch with Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs via https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/daera-dead-wild-bird-online-reporting-tool
📌 In Republic of Ireland contact Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine via https://aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report

Please also report them to BirdTrack through www.birdtrack.net for monitoring purposes. Thank you.