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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Campaigners highlight the need for stronger fox hunting laws in city protest
Campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports have taken to the streets to expose what they call the savagery of fox hunting, which they claim is still going on despite the ban. A member of the league dressed as a huntsman and carrying a fake fox covered in blood paraded down Queen Street in Cardiff and spoke to the public about the need for stronger fox hunting laws. John Petrie, senior campaigns manager with the League Against Cruel Sports, said: 'Fox hunting has been illegal for 20 years and yet this blood sport is still going on across Wales despite the ban. Foxes are still being chased and killed and havoc is being inflicted on rural communities by the hunts. 'The public, shocked by the sight of a hunter in red coat and blood-spattered fox, came up to us to voice their support for stronger fox hunting laws and an end to fox hunting for good.' More than three quarters of the Welsh public supported strengthening a Hunting Act, according to a poll commissioned by the league and carried out by FindOutNow with further analysis by Electoral Calculus. Mr Petrie said: 'It's time to properly strengthen the Hunting Act and end all hunting with hounds and we urge the Welsh public to pledge to take part in the forthcoming government consultation and demand an end to hunting wildlife with dogs. 'This is a pivotal moment for animal welfare and together we can see fox hunting finally banned for good in both Wales and England.'
Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Radio star's wife reveals horror find on her car: 'Burn it'
The wife of Nova radio star Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli has revealed she experienced a frightening encounter this week. Lisa Wipfli took to her Instagram to share images of a menacing-looking spider, which she discovered nesting on her vehicle recently. The former marketing guru, 41, made the discovery while she was driving in the rain in her hometown of Melbourne. Lisa shared an image of the arachnid, which appeared to be a huntsman spider, clinging to the outside of her vehicle while she was stopped in traffic. 'This guy just went behind my rear-view mirror, so I'm selling my car now,' she joked. Sharing another image on her Instagram stories, Lisa appeared to have a sense of humour about her close encounter with the spider. A follower offered Lisa 'advice' about how best to rid herself of the spider nesting in her car 'If you hear sirens in the East, you'll know why,' she said. Meanwhile, several of Lisa's followers and friends offered 'advice' about how to get rid of the spider. 'Burn the car,' one person replied to the post. Another friend added: 'Jesus I can't deal [with this]. Can you fumigate a car with a natural product? What if it had babies? 'I'm serious! They like warm places like the motor...' 'Oh for f*** sake,' Lisa replied while admitting the comment from her friend was adding 'a layer she hadn't even thought of'. 'My husband has done this!' shared another of Lisa's followers. 'Literally got out of the car and phoned the dealership and got rid of the car. Major arachnophobia,' they explained, referring to an irrational fear of arachnids. After Lisa asked the person whether they were 'serious' about the story, they replied: 'Totally 100 per cent.' While Lisa did not clearly identify the kind of spider now resting in her car, the pictures reveal it closely resembles a huntsman spider. According to a guide to spiders common in the Melbourne area, huntsman spiders are 'larger' spiders, which makes them intimidating. 'They also like to hide in cars. They only bite when they are provoked,' the guide from pest control brand Flick explained, adding that huntsman spiders are not 'dangerous'. But a victim of a bite from this type of spider is likely to experience some pain and swelling at the site, according to the advice. Lisa has been married to Wippa, 45, for 11 years, and the pair are known for their amusing social media shares. Together they share three children, sons Theodore, eight, Jack, seven, and daughter Francesca, four.
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
'Why is he so calm?' Aussie driver shows nerves of steel after massive spider hitches a ride
The bravery of an Aussie man who calmly dove his car while a giant spider crawled around him has been praised by social media. The short 11-second video was shared on TikTok recently and it attracted more than 10million views. Most people were stunned that the stoney-face man was driving at high speeds on a highway as the big huntsman was inches away from him. 'I crashed the car three times already watching this,' one person joked. 'This would send me into cardiac arrest,' another said. 'Why is he so calm?' a third person wrote. Some pointed out the man could have been so serene as he smirked while watching the spider move past him because he clearly knew it wasn't a dangerous species. The spider was a huntsman, which are not known to bite humans. 'It's a huntsman, you're all right, they only eat bugs,' one person wrote. 'It's okay, it's a huntsman spider. Their venom isn't poisonous to humans,' another said. While huntsman spiders are not considered dangerous to humans, though they do possess venom. Their bites are typically mild, causing pain and swelling and while it has venom it is not fatal to humans. But they formidable-looking creatures. On average, a huntsman spider's leg-span can reach up to 15cm, while their bodies measure about 1.8cm long. Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders. They are mostly grey to brown, sometimes with banded legs. They are commonly found living under loose bark on trees, in crevices on rock walls and in logs, under rocks and slabs of bark on the ground, and on foliage. Many huntsman spiders have rather flattened bodies adapted for living in narrow spaces under loose bark or rock crevices. This is aided by their legs which, instead of bending vertically in relation to the body, have the joints twisted so that they spread out forwards and laterally in crab-like fashion. Huntsman spiders of many species sometimes enter houses. They are also notorious for entering cars, and being found hiding behind sun visors or running across the dashboard.
