15 Reasons for Animal Lovers to be happy about 2019
The Twelve Days of Christmas features a lot of animals, and today it’s the turn of the Seven Swans a Swimming. Throughout the year the RSPCA has been active in ensuring that animals – both domestic and wild – are taken care of. This blog gives you an insight into what the charity has been doing over the last 12 months.
“2019 has been another busy year for our dedicated team, for everyone from our inspectors and our vets to our campaigners and our volunteers. It's been a busy year for you guys too, with supporters taking hundreds of thousands of actions to improve the lives of animals this year alone!
Differences in Tenancy Types and the Six Geese a Laying
Using the correct contracts when letting out a property is extremely important.
There are so many variants of generic contracts which range from the Assured Shorthand Tenancy (AST) to a variety of Common Law Agreements and Licences which are used for grazing purposes, boat hire, garages, parking, sheds and much more. Understanding the differences between contracts will help understand how to navigate the tenancy correctly.
What about those Five Gold Rings?
During the past 200 years Parliament has focused its attention on a wide range of issues affecting people's personal lives in relation to marriage, divorce and sexuality. Often Parliament has passed legislation in response to campaigns by outside groups and organisations which have been anxious to protect vulnerable individuals. It has increasingly legislated on controversial issues where there have been many diverse, strongly-held opinions to take into account.
What's the meaning of a "Calling Bird" and does it actually matter?
When singing the Twelve Days of Christmas, most people do not think about the meaning of the words or the interpretation of the song. For example, people interpret a calling bird as a song bird. However, the original song referred to “Four Colly Birds”. The word colly means “black as coal or soot” so it is likely that the gift was four blackbirds (Turdus merula). History tell us that blackbirds were eaten in the past, as referred to in the children’s nursery rhyme “Four And Twenty Blackbirds Baked In A Pie”.