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China is infamous for its maltreatment of animals, but more and more animal welfare activists are now standing up to cruel practices. Thank these people for their commendable efforts and encourage them to combat animal ...
"I always believed that Hip Hop was a revolutionary movement against injustice and abuse,” says Croatian Hip Hop artist, IFEEL. “It’s only natural that now it speaks up for abused and neglected animals.”
When I learned of Thomas Ponce I was blown away. You mean to tell me that a 12-year-old started his own lobbying group? And was the regional coordinator of Fin Free Florida? I can’t recall what I was doing at age 12, but I certainly wasn’t trying to make the world a better place for animals. As I got to know Thomas, I was very impressed by his intellect, compassion, and strategic view of animal rights. He is the Mozart of the animal rights movement. I am sure you will be equally blown away by Thomas.
The Palo Alto Humane Society is excited to announce the launch of a new program to teach California schoolchildren about the humane treatment of animals. Playfully called Mow Wow Animals, the program is a bilingual (English and Spanish) web-based curriculum in humane education.
With recent news stories about alleged animal neglect at a Southern Alberta animal rescue sanctuary, I can’t help but wonder why rescues organizations aren’t held to stricter standards. Currently, there is no legislation in place specifically for animal rescue organizations and the only “rules” theses places have to follow are from the outdated Animal Protection Act and Animal Protection Regulations.
Shelter managers will tell you that no-kill is everyone's goal. But they worry about other, unintended, inhumane outcomes. What if shelters become full? Will animals wind up being warehoused until they go "kennel crazy" and beome unadoptable? If an animal is turned away for lack of space, will it wind up in another place more likely to euthanize it? Winograd and no-kill supporters argue that warehousing will not be a problem. Other animal-welfare advocates are not so sure.
Josh Garret was a big meat-eater up until a year ago. Find out why he went vegan, and how he's trying to break hiking records to spread animal rights awareness.
Animal abusers, especially those who make it their business to be cruel to animals in order to turn a profit, could soon find themselves slapped with higher fines and longer jail terms, after Congress approved a stronger animal welfare bill on its last session day.
They’re not the Coast Guard, but they do consider themselves first responders of the sea.When a call comes in that a massive humpback whale has washed ashore in East Hampton, an ailing dolphin is found on a sandbar near Jones Beach or a newborn harp seal is separated from its mother, groups like the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation spring into action.
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The world is home to some truly awe-inspiring and beautiful creatures. Sadly however, some of these unique species are threatened by a number of forces such as loss of habitat, poaching and climate change.
A few decades ago the idea of animal consciousness was radical. Today, the idea that animals have emotions, feelings, awareness is an idea that is changing our understanding of the relationship between humans and non-human animals. But Jeff Warren goes on to argue that we can go even further, that we can find points of connection to non-human animal experience.
World renowned animal welfare expert and critically acclaimed author Temple Grandin, Ph.D., has issued a stinging statement against horse tripping, an event that is held at the Jordan Valley Rodeo in Oregon.
Admiral Veterinary Hospital is helping pair at-risk rescue animals with military veterans through participation in national nonprofit program Pets for Patriots..
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Animal rights groups, emboldened by what they see as improved political skills, may be nearing success on numerous measures in the waning days of the Connecticut legislature intended to shield domestic and wild animals from neglect and abuse.
Labor has backed away from its policy of an Office of Animal Welfare by refusing to back a Private Members Bill moved by Greens Deputy Leader Adam Bandt MP. The bill would implement an ALP National Conference resolution to establish an office made over two and a half years ago.
Arguably, the greatest amount of animal suffering is concentrated in the agriculture industry, which globally makes trillions of dollars by killing trillions of animals.
I have been making documentaries since the mid 90s, exploring international subjects and themes, from musicians to war-affected children, HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa to the Right to Water movement, and my latest film is about animal sentience. I am drawn to change-makers; people who dedicate themselves to building a better world. I'm often asked: Do you really believe in change? And while I acknowledge that it's hard to be hopeful sometimes, I do, undeniably, believe that a better world is always possible.
A nugget of good news for animal welfare groups has emerged from the gloom in Chinese equity markets in recent months.
It seems that with many beers, wines and spirits the ingredients to make them may not contain any animal products to begin with, but then they use animal products in the finishing...
In coming weeks, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) will make decisions that could reclassify the way the federal government and private Americans are allowed to use chimps. Animal rights proponents hope the regulators will restrict the apes from being used in commercial and research activities, which they sense as indicative of a larger cultural shift away from animal testing.
There are now more captive lions in South Africa than wild ones, and many of these animals are reared specifically to be shot and owned by wealthy tourists from Europe and North America. Patrick Barkham visits a lion-breeding farm in North Eastern Free State, South Africa, to investigate the relationship between the rearing of lions in captivity and the so-called 'canned hunting' industry
We’re getting more and more accustomed to authorities telling us if and how we can photograph something, so the camera ban enacted for the recent Reno Rodeo isn’t all that surprising. What’s different with this one is the intended target of the ban, which animal-rights activists claim is intended to prevent them from exposing abuses.
As I understand it, in the USA and all other countries, the standard police force investigate, arrest and charge people who are suspected of having committed criminal acts against an animal. To me that seems less good than the UK system.
A new study looks at patterns of communication within group-housed shelter dogs, and the implications for animal welfare.
Deborah Howard was on her way into an Atlanta mall in November 1989 when she passed by a pet shop displaying adorable puppies in the window. After stepping inside for a closer look, she realized what she was seeing wasn't so adorable after all.
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