Animal Protection

Animal tourism is… dicey, to say the least. While getting out in nature and appreciating wild animals in their natural habitat is all well and good, other practices like elephant rides, tiger encounters, and even zoos have come under fire in recent years, cau…

A pregnant Minke whale has been found washed ashore on the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. The cetacean died after getting caught in a fishing net. Scientists say the netting had become jammed in the whale's baleen, the filter-feeding system used to extract pre…

Veterinarians are calling on city police to create a dedicated unit for investigating animal cruelty cases.  An online petition created by the Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians calls on Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to commit more resourc…

At least six wild Asian elephants died in southern Thailands Khao Yai National Park after trying to save each other from a waterfall, Reuters reported on Saturday. According to the BBC, the incident began when a baby elephant fell into the waterfall, which i…

PHOTO: AFP DAVIS: If American researchers have successfully employed new gene-editing techniques to develop hornless dairy cattle and piglets born castrated — a seeming boon to farmers and ranchers — they are still struggling to move these animals from stab…

If American researchers have successfully employed new gene-editing techniques to develop hornless dairy cattle and piglets born castrateda seeming boon to farmers and ranchersthey are still struggling to move these animals from stable to table. A team at th…

Davis (United States) (AFP) - If American researchers have successfully employed new gene-editing techniques to develop hornless dairy cattle and piglets born castrated -- a seeming boon to farmers and ranchers -- they are still struggling to move these anima…

After 15 hours of political debate at Parliament’s opening, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spoke about the state acquisition of the last four remaining Danish circus elephants so they can retire. She tried to keep a straight face, but it just happene…

Skip to comments. Meat industry sues California for animal protection 'overreach'Reuters via YAHOO ^ | October 4, 2019 | Jonathan Stempel Posted on 10/05/2019 11:08:19 PM PDT by Farcesensitive California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade gro…

At least six wild Asian elephants died in southern Thailands Khao Yai National Park after trying to save each other from a waterfall, Reuters reported on Saturday. According to the BBC, the incident began when a baby elephant fell into the waterfall, which i…