Animal Welfare
Focuses on the treatment and well-being of animals in various settings, discussing standards of care, humane practices, and improvements in animal living conditions.
Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania
A passenger browsing in a gift shop in Hobart airport has stumbled across a remarkable discovery in the plush toy section. A real living and breathing brushtail possum had decided to join its fluffy friends in the shelves of Lagardère AWPL gift shop on Wednesday morning.
Winnipeg gets approval to use asphyxiant foam, blood-thinning bait to control ground squirrel population
The City of Winnipeg has gotten approval to use pesticides animal advocates say are inhumane to control its ground squirrel population.
Is boiling a live lobster cruel? Why the debate is heating up
England is the latest country to introduce legislation to ban the boiling of live lobsters, turning up the heat on a long-simmering animal cruelty debate.
Parks Canada planning to kill dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in.
Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction prompts complaints to Channel 4
Animal charities have complained to Channel 4 after the winner of Crufts best in show was found to have been convicted of animal cruelty, and said the winning dog is an “extreme” breed that has had a “lifetime of suffering”.
Canadian horses exported to Japan for slaughter falling sick, dying: animal advocates
Horses flown from Canada to Japan for slaughter continue to get sick, get injured and even die, according to a new investigation by animal rights advocates.
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Here’s what science says.
In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.
'Devastation' as gorilla dies days after moving to new home
Bristol Zoo Project Jock, 42, was one of the oldest silverbacks in the UK A silverback western lowland gorilla has died days after he was moved to a new home.
Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania
A passenger browsing in a gift shop in Hobart airport has stumbled across a remarkable discovery in the plush toy section. A real living and breathing brushtail possum had decided to join its fluffy friends in the shelves of Lagardère AWPL gift shop on Wednesday morning.
Winnipeg gets approval to use asphyxiant foam, blood-thinning bait to control ground squirrel population
The City of Winnipeg has gotten approval to use pesticides animal advocates say are inhumane to control its ground squirrel population.
Is boiling a live lobster cruel? Why the debate is heating up
England is the latest country to introduce legislation to ban the boiling of live lobsters, turning up the heat on a long-simmering animal cruelty debate.
Parks Canada planning to kill dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in.
Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction prompts complaints to Channel 4
Animal charities have complained to Channel 4 after the winner of Crufts best in show was found to have been convicted of animal cruelty, and said the winning dog is an “extreme” breed that has had a “lifetime of suffering”.
Canadian horses exported to Japan for slaughter falling sick, dying: animal advocates
Horses flown from Canada to Japan for slaughter continue to get sick, get injured and even die, according to a new investigation by animal rights advocates.
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Here’s what science says.
In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.
'Devastation' as gorilla dies days after moving to new home
Bristol Zoo Project Jock, 42, was one of the oldest silverbacks in the UK A silverback western lowland gorilla has died days after he was moved to a new home.
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