Animal Welfare
Focuses on the treatment and well-being of animals in various settings, discussing standards of care, humane practices, and improvements in animal living conditions.
From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care
On the other side of wire mesh, two large lions pace, shaking their shaggy manes and occasionally letting out a low rumbling, not quite a roar. They think – or perhaps hope – it is feeding day but their keepers have other plans.
Colchester Zoo confirms death of sea lion with 'special sparkle'
Colchester Zoological Society Winnipeg had lived at Colchester Zoo since 2003 Animal keepers have paid tribute to a sea lion who has died more than two decades after she settled into her home at a zoo.
Staffordshire man who ran illegal pet shop from home jailed
Alex McIntyre West Midlands Staffordshire Police Robert Gillan, 40, was jailed for two years and eight months. A man who sold exotic birds and other animals from an illegal pet shop based at his home has been jailed.
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
In a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors a year, only a few dozen people now move between pools that contain the last remaining marine mammals of Marineland Antibes.
Enzo the emu makes a break for it, local stardom ensues
A female emu named Enzo briefly escaped from an eastern Ontario animal rescue sanctuary earlier this week, and has now turned into something of a local celebrity. Enzo's exploits unfolded Monday in Almonte, Ont., a town located 50 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
Scotland's only African elephant dies aged 54
The only African elephant in Scotland has died at her home at Blair Drummond Safari Park, aged 54. The park said Mondula, known as Mondy, was put to sleep after a recent spate of ill-health related to age-related complications.
American Horses Are Still Being Slaughtered for Meat
Nearly two decades ago, the United States effectively shut down domestic horse slaughter operations with a change to federal funding rules. The North American horse-meat industry has since declined, but it’s not gone entirely.
New York City’s real animal welfare crisis isn’t the Westminster Dog Show
Every February, the Westminster Dog Show arrives in New York City trailing equal parts pageantry, nostalgia and protest. The dogs come to be judged. The owners and handlers come to uphold breed standards.
From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care
On the other side of wire mesh, two large lions pace, shaking their shaggy manes and occasionally letting out a low rumbling, not quite a roar. They think – or perhaps hope – it is feeding day but their keepers have other plans.
Colchester Zoo confirms death of sea lion with 'special sparkle'
Colchester Zoological Society Winnipeg had lived at Colchester Zoo since 2003 Animal keepers have paid tribute to a sea lion who has died more than two decades after she settled into her home at a zoo.
Staffordshire man who ran illegal pet shop from home jailed
Alex McIntyre West Midlands Staffordshire Police Robert Gillan, 40, was jailed for two years and eight months. A man who sold exotic birds and other animals from an illegal pet shop based at his home has been jailed.
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium
In a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors a year, only a few dozen people now move between pools that contain the last remaining marine mammals of Marineland Antibes.
Enzo the emu makes a break for it, local stardom ensues
A female emu named Enzo briefly escaped from an eastern Ontario animal rescue sanctuary earlier this week, and has now turned into something of a local celebrity. Enzo's exploits unfolded Monday in Almonte, Ont., a town located 50 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
Scotland's only African elephant dies aged 54
The only African elephant in Scotland has died at her home at Blair Drummond Safari Park, aged 54. The park said Mondula, known as Mondy, was put to sleep after a recent spate of ill-health related to age-related complications.
American Horses Are Still Being Slaughtered for Meat
Nearly two decades ago, the United States effectively shut down domestic horse slaughter operations with a change to federal funding rules. The North American horse-meat industry has since declined, but it’s not gone entirely.
New York City’s real animal welfare crisis isn’t the Westminster Dog Show
Every February, the Westminster Dog Show arrives in New York City trailing equal parts pageantry, nostalgia and protest. The dogs come to be judged. The owners and handlers come to uphold breed standards.
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