European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Britain s bait Are protected creatures discouraging them from tiling their favorite Roost la an offence. Britain coddle culture happiness is having an animal Page 14 the stars and stripes by Ben Dobbin associated press he love of animals is legendary in . Whore signs warn motorists against running Over loads and an ambassador was flooded with Hato mail because he Tail a pal Rabbit behind when he was expelled from Libya a Survey published in the february edition of options n Vonerah Lerest Magazine found that Ono in 10 Bri lorts considers Pels More important to heir happiness than their spouses White 21 percent preferred animals Over children one third of these surveyed valued their Lurry companions above their jobs 16 percent considered them More important than their health and 94 percent would rather play with their Pels than watch television. The land where the first animal Protection group opened its doors in 1824 now is Home to Lesl lube parakeets militant animal rights activists the Hamster who had a Hysterectomy Bals with squatter privileges and campaigns to protect migrating loads and circus animals. The British Al limes go to extremes to coddle creatures great and Small wild and domesticated. There s hardly another subject Over which this nation of 56 million better displays its affection and its eccentricity. When prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1904, an anxious caller to the British broadcasting corp 9 wildlife radio phone in program inquired whether the changes in government mag he effect a Flores to conserve India s Tiger population. That same year ambassador Oliver Miles was inundated with hate mail because in his haste he left the family s Pel Rabbit  in Tripoli. The tabloid newspaper mail rescued Honey Bun irom the embassy Garden and flew it to Britain at a Cost of $3,913 the Rabbit was Given to one of the newspaper s incensed letter writers. Ii shows How silly the British Public Are about animals remarked Miles whose wife regretted they had t eaten the damned  in his 1961 novel the Ola men Al the zoo sir Angus Wilson ridicules the British attitude toward animals in his portrayal of the administrative squabbles in London zoo at a time when nuclear War threatens the crisis is reached when the zoo s president proclaims i want the animals out of London before the bomb  animals Are commonly a kicker to news item with dogs who can operate computers with their noses and ducks who can Skale being considered As worthy of the viewer audience s attention As the War in Lebanon complained the times of London columnist Penny Porrick. While italians Dole on children the British Are firmly in the animal category she wrote. The Devotion to animals extends to veterinary Medicine last september the world s first two lest tube parakeets called budgerigars at Hudgies in Britain were hatched Al London zoo using Frozen semen. Research biologist Jaime Samour believes thai technique could i Perle cled. Save More than 500 endangered Bird species worldwide and Bree dog might no longer be hampered by National bans on the irn Pori and Export of five Birds in August 1985, a it Lori Narian in Hull per Lor mod the Waild s Insl reported Hysterectomy on a Hamster a 3-Inch Long pet named Mary alter her unborn litter had died in Trie womb tue