Animal Protection

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…

Long, artificial lashes are becoming more and more popular, but getting them can be a significant undertaking. While strip lashes may be easier to apply on your own, individual single lashes are applied by a professional where every single artificial lash is …

Hundreds of people are injured every year in collisions involving animals in the road, according to the latest Department for Transport figures. In 2017, 629 people were injured in accidents involving an animal in the road (excluding horses) and 4 people wer…

Canada’s so-called Free Willy bill was finally passed by Parliament this past week. And finally is the operative word. Bill S-203, introduced by now-retired Liberal Sen. Wilfred Moore, took four long years from start to finish to clear Parliament — even thou…

Wolves were nearly hunted to extinction in France in the early 20th century. (AFP pic) BREIL-SUR-ROYA: As the sun sets over the southern French Alps on a cool evening in early June, a flock of sheep huddle in an enclosure at an altitude of 1,500 metres. Nex…

A woman in southern Alberta has been charged after she allegedly tried to mail a puppy and a kitten via Canada Post. Vulcan County Enforcement Services says last month a post office employee in the village of Milo, about 100 kilometres southeast of Calgary, …

A Chinese animal lover who took in hundreds of stray dogs over the last two years is struggling to make ends meet despite having a stable job and his own business. He has accumulated a debt of 600,000 yuan ($87,000), but he refuses to give up on his four-legg…

Leading judges in Germany have backed the practice of gassing or crushing to death millions of male chicks in the egg industry. An estimated 45 million unwanted birds annually are killed this way in Germany alone, but the practice is commonplace worldwide. …

BERLIN - A German federal court has ruled that hen breeders can continue to kill male chicks after they hatch, a practice that results in the death of some 45 million birds annually. The Federal Administrative Court was ruling in a case involving a hatchery …