Inspector John Grierson, Northern Constabulary's animals officer, said it was an offence under the Protection of Animals Act for any person to do anything unreasonable which led to an animal coming to harm.
Other parts of the military's domain aren't exactly natural but still offer the animals military-style protection.
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Richard O' Barry is the World Society for the Protection of Animals' marine mammal specialist.
Simon Pope is the head of external affairs for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
The American Society for the Protection of Animals, the Humane Society, the Louisiana SPCA, and the Texas SPCA are involved in the operation.
Nessie comes under the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act of 1912.
The UK has until 2013 to implement new regulations set by an EU directive aiming to strengthen legislation and give greater protection to animals across Europe.
Nongovernment organizations, including World Society for Protection of Animals, World Wildlife Fund and Unesco Rapid Response, have stepped in with funding and with help training farmers.
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Since 2000 the number of felines being taken in by the Guernsey Society for the Protection of Animals (GSPCA) each year has fallen from 1, 000 to 100.
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"We are delighted there have been no fatalities in today's big race, " Dr. Mark Kennedy from the World Society for the Protection of Animals told CNN on Saturday .
While the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Cat Protection League re-house about 125, 000 stray or unwanted cats a year, the League guesses that there may be about 1.2m feral cats in Britain.
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Simon Pope, a spokesman for the World Society for the Protection of Animals in London, said his group would like to know whether other rat-control methods that don't involve toxic substances were investigated and what assessment has been made about the pesticides on the birds.
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Some environmental groups are wary of some of the climate change caveats to the decision, saying it weakens protection for the animals.
The chairman of the Campaign for the Protection of Hunted Animals, Douglas Batchelor, hailed the move as part of the march of progress.
"One of the biggest reasons for carrying a handgun is we spend a lot of time in the back country, so it's protection from wild animals, " Turner said.
The Irish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals said the owner had been making efforts to feed them but it had spiralled out of control.
However, the Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals said it was disappointing there was still so much guesswork involved in determining whether badgers were responsible for Bovine TB.
"It made me aware of the lack of protection and realize what dangers animals face, " he said.
Tests on animals suggest that the substance may offer similar protection against other venereal diseases, including herpes, gonorrhoea and genital warts.
She said she did not agree with the Cat Protection's claim that a cat cafe would be stressful for the animals.
David Byrne, the commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Protection said he had wanted a comprehensive BSE-testing of all bovine animals, above a certain age.
And once the road is built, the Udege say, no amount of legal protection will stop the logging or protect the tigers, which now number probably fewer than 500 animals.
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