Animal Protection

By Jessica Scott-ReidContributorMon., June 1, 2020timer2 min. readFor animal lovers and advocates across Canada, the passing of Bill S-203, dubbed the Free Willy Bill, last year, was a moment of great joy and relief. No longer is it legal to breed or hold captive whales and dolphins (aside from the…

(Newser) – Looks like China has a new official dog policy—namely that people can no longer raise and trade them for commercial purposes, People reports. "With the progress of the times, people's civilization ideas and eating habits are constantly changing, and some traditional customs about dogs will also change," says…

China has signalled that it could ban dog meat from the dinner table after approving a proposed directive to classify dogs as companion animals instead of farm animals officially. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs calls for 'some traditional customs about dogs' to change in the country and stresses…

Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair Growing up in a village I was born in a Greek village where land and food self-sufficiency were everything. My father had a few strips of land where he raised enough food for his family and the family of his brother who lost his life…

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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A dog in Wuhan who waited three months in a hospital where its owner died from the coronavirus, has recently been given to a pet shelter, Tuesday reports say. The dog, a male mongrel, arrived…

There is no doubt about the fact that dogs are a man's best friend. If you do have any doubts, you haven't experienced the best friendship of your life yet, because there is nothing better than havin… Read More

Loyal dog waits at a Wuhan hospital for three months after his owner dies from covid-19Seven-year-old dog Xiao Bao waited patiently for his owner at Wuhan hospitalStaff at Wuhan Taikang Hospital in Central China's Hubei Province fed Xiao Bao Xiao's owner died five days after being admitted, the dog waited three monthsHere’s…

The European Commission’s plan to tackle biodiversity loss in the next decade has been cautiously welcomed by environmentalists who say the “lofty goals” need to be backed by legislation. The 27-page “EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030”, released on Wednesday, admits that the EU has been “incomplete” and “small-scale” in protecting…

The Chinese city of Wuhan has banned the eating of wild animals, a practice believed to have caused the coronavirus pandemic.The new policy went into effect on May 13 and will stay in place for five years, according to a notice released by the Wuhan government today.Experts in China said…