Animal Protection

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…

Article contentBoth the B.C. SPCA and the Regional Animal Protection Society are taking steps to protect pets during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Effective Wednesday, the B.C. SPCA will restrict public access to its shelters with the exception of adoption appointments and emergency surrenders.We apologize, but this video has failed to load.COVID-19:…

A dog who tested positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner became infected has died, just days after being declared virus free. The 17-year-old Pomeranian belonged to a 60-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 25 and has since recovered.The woman’s pet was taken into quarantine…

DARIEN, Conn., March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As humans continue to move increasingly close to wildlife habitats, it's not surprising that there are more reports of black bear sightings and encounters. But there's no need to panic. There are many ways to live peacefully with black bears, as Friends of Animals explains in a…