Animal Protection

The California coronavirus patient whose case is of “unknown” origin was hospitalized for days without being tested, according to a new report. The Solano County resident was admitted to UC Davis Medical Center last week but wasn’t tested until Sunday — and results came back positive Wednesday, CNN reported, citing…

Australia’s most iconic frog, Freddo, is giving up his place on-pack to encourage Australians to find out more about his endangered frog friends. These frogs have been close to extinction in Australia for many years and with the recent bushfires it has made the situation worse than ever before. From…

A city in China has drafted a law to ban residents from eating dog meat to improve food safety in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.Animal activists have demanded the Chinese government prohibit the consumption of dogs for years. If this proposal from Shenzhen gets passed, it will be the…

The court did not receive enough votes to deem these "cultural shows" unconstitutional. Animal rights activists had taken the case to the highest court in the country and can no longer appeal. Cock and bull fighting, considered "cultural shows" in Peru, will not be banned, the country's top court ruled…

SÃO PAULO, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Natura has been recognised as one of the most ethical companies in the world in 2020 by the Ethisphere Institute, global leader in the definition of standards for ethical business practices. The only Brazilian organisation on the list of 132 companies from 21 countries,…

Seventeen-day-old baby girl recovers from coronavirus without medication after being born to a confirmed patientThe baby is the youngest patient to have recovered from the virus in ChinaShe was allowed to go home on Friday after making a full recovery by herselfDoctors didn't give her antibiotic medication because her condition…

The jury is still out as to what caused the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Chinese authorities initially suspected a wet market in Wuhan where wild animals like bats and snakes were sold illegally. A nearby biolab has also attracted scrutiny, and increased suspicion as Chinese authorities have been stubbornly unwilling…

Hitler’s Germany was known for its organization and efficiency, as well as its deprivations, terror, and cruelty. This was exemplified in its security forces. Among the many Third Reich police and security organizations were several military police types, the Feldgendarmerie, Geheime Feldpolizei, Heeresstreifendienst, Marinekusten-Polizei, and numerous police-security regiments and divisions.…

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesJoaquin Phoenix won best actor for ‘Joker.’ Joaquin Phoenix saved a baby calf and its mother from an LA slaughterhouse the day after his Oscar win for best actor. In a video posted by Farm Sanctuary, Phoenix discusses the ethics and practices of the slaughterhouse with its president…

Joaquin Phoenix has liberated a cow and her newborn calf from a slaughterhouse. Just one day after Phoenix advocated for animal rights during his Oscars acceptance speech for best actor, the Joker star helped save a cow and her baby from a slaughterhouse in Los Angeles. Phoenix then took the…