Millions of donkeys are being killed to make medicine that doesn’t work

ANNA HARRISON can’t remember a time when she wasn’t surrounded by animals – and, of all the animals she’s known, donkeys have touched her heart the most. “I was sitting on our family donkey before I c

Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock

Felipe Fernández-Armesto longs to dine offaly well

From Shakespeare to treasured stalking trophies and scientific study, antlers in all their aspects never fail to impress and inspire, says Charles Harris

● A couple of weeks back, I overheard ...

Hannah Betts prefers parading pelts to donning dun uniforms