Let's See Them Enforce The 'No Peeing In The Pool' Rule Too...

Compulsory canine life jackets at pet day care and boarding facilities across Colorado could become reality under rules being drafted by the Pet Animal Care Facilities Program, a division of the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

Seriously?!

Yes. And not just lifejackets, there must be a doggy 'Baywatch' too!

The draft rules state that "every dog must wear a personal flotation device while in or while having access to a pool area whenever the pool water is deeper than the height of the dog at its shoulder."

They also stipulate that the pool must have at least one lifeguard on duty to watch over the bedraggled barkers.

I'd say they jumped the shark here, but, well...

The Mystery Of The Missing Meat!

Thousands of Muslim children have been left without meat in their school meals after the county council suddenly axed its contract with a halal products supplier.

Education chiefs admitted it could take months before a replacement for KQF Foods is found – prompting the Council of Mosques to warn that youngsters’ diets could suffer.

What, by not having meat at school? Feed 'em it at home!

Confusion surrounds why KQF lost its contract, which started in May 2009 and was renewed in April.

Oh?

The move follows an unexpected county council food standards inspection into the composition, labelling and quality of the meat on October 9.

Hmmm....

The company, based in George West Street, Blackburn, said it had not been given full details of the justification for the decision but believes it relates to paperwork. A spokesman added the firm was seriously concerned about damage to its reputation.

The county council has refused to disclose the reason but stressed it did not relate to the meat’s Halal accreditation or health and hygiene.

So, if it's not hygeine, and they aren't passing off non-halal as halal, what's the ...errr... beef, then?

It is understood that the decision to end the contract concerns the precise legal terms between the two parties over the proportion of meat as opposed to water and other bulking products in the halal products following a complaint.

Ah! So, it appears they haven’t been getting that much meat in their diets anyway!

Tom Bensted - 'Big Society' Candidate

"First of all the police came along towards Round Hills. They stopped at the lights there and turned around and drove off," he said.

"They came around 15 minutes later, pulled up and asked what I was doing and why I was doing it.

"They said 'you shouldn't be doing that' and I said 'what else is supposed to happen?'

"I guess I'm not supposed to direct traffic - I haven't got the training."

The officers told the former Davenant Foundation School pupil they would 'make some calls'.

"They made some calls and then they drove off," he said.

"I guess they hadn't got the training either."

Heh! That just about says it all, doesn't it?