Animal Protection

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced its support for a global ban on cosmetic animal testing. The beauty manufacturing giant has partnered with Cruelty Free International and the Humane Society International, joining its campaign #BeCrueltyFree, a global …

When Oregon state officials killed a black bear that had become "too habituated" with humans on June 13, people across the nation expressed outrage. Many questioned why the animal wasn't relocated, while others found irony in the fact that the animal was only…

Cest la fin. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is over, and many of the big prizes (as usual) went to campaigns that felt earnest in a trying-to-change-the-world way. One thing missing from the winners? A good belly laugh, write Ad Ages An…

Hundreds of critically endangered vultures have died of poisoning after feasting on elephants killed by poachers in Botswana. A total of 537 vultures and two tawny eagles were found dead by officials in a wildlife management area in the southern African coun…

From the pavilion of the Toucan Rescue Ranch on the outskirts of San Jose, Costa Rica, tourists can sip coffee and contemplate a cornucopia of abuse. The leafy green sanctuary is filled with about 200 injured and rescued wild animals. Theres a spider monkey w…

In the process of researching this story, I fell in love. The object of my newfound affection: the kitten-faced, spotted coat cutie known as the ocelot. Formally known as Leopardus pardalis, this little-known feline beauty may not be a household name like its…

Woe unto him who makes an unsanctioned visit to his quarantined llama. He could soon find himself up to his neck in federal charges. In Americas early days, the law was fairly simple. The Constitution specifies just three federal crimes: piracy, counterfeiti…

Road signs featuring a hedgehog will be installed across the UK warning drivers to be wary of wildlife. They will be placed in areas with high accident rates and large numbers of small animals including otters, squirrels and badgers. Latest figures show tha…

Citation: Russ M, Ott S, Bedarf JR, Kirschfink M, Hiebl B, Unger JK (2019) Increased compensatory kidney workload results in cellular damage in a short time porcine model of mixed acidemia Is acidemia a first hit in acute kidney injury? PLoS ONE 14(6): e021…

In trying to free itself, it had already pulled out most of its wing feathers. One of its legs was firmly stuck to the plastic tray. The glue itself was a powerful adhesive. To even brush against it was to stick. We discovered later that we had come upon so…