Animal Protection

ZISIQIAO, China (Reuters) - Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January, residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading, its lifeline for decades. FILE PHOTO: Dead snakes are preserved in jars…

When it comes to making movie magic, all sorts of different spells are used to conjure up the images you see on the screen. Whether it's practical effects, CG, or a variety of other methods, Hollywood resorts to many different different tactics to make the movies come to life. That's…

We hope that this isn't a spoiler for anyone, but Tiger King star Joe Exotic is in prison.  His fourth husband reveals that they can no longer speak regularly, because Joe  24-year-old Dillon Passage spoke to Andy Cohen in a Radio Andy interview. "We speak three to five times every…

Hong Kong Customs seized 57 live turtles with an estimated market value of about $340,000 at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: HandoutMan arrived in city from Comoros Islands with 55 radiated tortoises and two Madagascar tortoises hidden in his bags Prison sentence is harshest ever handed down using Hong Kong’s…

Pet cat becomes the second to test positive for coronavirus after its owner became infected in Hong KongThe cat was tested after its owner was confirmed as a virus patient in Hong KongOwner is a 25-year-old woman who is in a serious condition after having a feverAn earlier cat tested…

March 27, 2020 | 5:17pm A doctor shows the lungs of COVID-19 patient at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium, today. AP Up Next They were all fired up. An enterprising city kindergarten teacher... A cat in Belgian has tested positive for the coronavirus after catching the potentially deadly…

NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of the coronavirus spread, India’s five leading animal protection organisations on Thursday appealed for closure of illegal meat markets and unlicensed pet shops across the country with immediate effect and urged the Centre to take action against those who don’t follow food safety guidelines of…

Global reptile trade creates enormous suffering, unnecessary cruelty and a hotbed of diseasePR NewswireNEW YORK, March 23, 2020Millions of wild animals, including Ball pythons, are being captured or born into captivity, to be sold into the multibillion-dollar exotic pet trade, which is having a devastating impact on wildlife populations across…

An index created by international animal welfare charity World Animal Protection ranks 50 countries and territories around the world from A (being the best) to G based on their animal welfare policies and legislation. It considers 10 indicators grouped into four goals that address key animal welfare issues found around…

What, when, and how do nonhuman animals feel? Source: Gundula Vogel/Pixabay. In late 2015, a new journal was founded that dedicated itself to the investigation of animal sentience: that is, the capacity of animals to experience subjective states such as pleasure or pain. Its official title: Animal Sentience  What follows is part…