The Sunday ‘Love Feasts’ go back to the very beginning of Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON period, which began in the mid-1960’s. He introduced this weekly festival as part of his overall preaching program. The Founder Acarya of the Hare Krishna Movement, Srila Prabhupada started the “Sunday Love Feast” in 1966. He would personally invite guests, cook […]

According to a new study, a welcome mat for pets is the number one must-have for Queenslanders considering retirement living. A survey of more than 750 Queenslanders aged over 45 found that allowing pets in retirement homes was more important than access to on-site health care, Wi-Fi technology, a garden or exercise facilities. The survey […]

A NATIONAL hotline has been set-up to connect people who have lost their pet with a trained counsellor who can help a person better cope with their loss. The service founder, People and Pets Veterinary Services’ Dr Michael O’Donoghue, believes grief associated with the loss of a pet is often misunderstood. He has found that […]

A vegetarian farmer has donated his entire herd of cows to an animal sanctuary because he can’t bear to kill them. Jay Wilde, who runs Bradley Nook Farm in Derbyshire, sent his cattle to live out their lives in a Norfolk field. The 59-year-old took over the farm when his father died in 2011. Mr […]

Long Story Short Struggling to lose weight? Science says you may want to switch to a vegetarian diet. Long Story Type 2 diabetes is on a rampage throughout the United States. 2014 estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had the figure at 29.1 million sufferers — over 9% of the population. That’s up from […]

Sheep from farms at Kojonup and Gidgegannup are alleged to have been caught up in another animal abuse claim in Kuwait. The Federal Department of Agriculture confirmed it was investigating a breach of live export rules after sheep were filmed being sold from backyard markets and stuffed in car boots amid stifling heat at the […]