Rescued Bear and Her Cubs Taste Freedom Back in Armenian Mountains
A female brown bear who was kept caged for more than a decade as a tourist attraction has finally returned to freedom along with her two young cubs.
Yearly Archives: 2019
What To Do About Substandard Conditions at Your Local Animal Shelter
It is very disturbing when your local humane organizations are not addressing the needs of animals in your community in an effective and compassionate manner. Animal Legal Defense Fund advises on how to respond.
An Update on Azerbaijan’s Stray Dog Massacre
Activists in Azerbaijan report on two major organized threats against dogs: hired nighttime shootings by city workers, and a so-called shelter that operates in secrecy and makes dogs disappear.
First Whale Landed in Japan’s New Commercial Pirate Whale Hunt
The first minke whale in Japan’s controversial new commercial whale hunt was landed in northern Japan yesterday. This is the first of an estimated 227 whales due to be killed in the country’s first openly commercial hunt.
Baby Animals Used to Grow Pathogens at Secret UK Government Laboratory
Animal Aid UK has discovered terrible ways in which animals are made to suffer in warfare experiments at secret government laboratory Porton Down.
Southern African Governments are Failing Wildlife and People
The five governments that form part the enormous Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) are failing to protect wildlife and the livelihoods of rural communities. Widespread poaching, logging, fencing, over-population and poor cross border co-operation are driving more people to poverty and causing wildlife to disappear.
Trophy Hunting ‘Imperialistic’ and ‘Unsustainable’
A pro-hunting stance is frequently composed both of colonial attitudes and misunderstandings about the ecological impact of hunting.
Activist Burnout is Real
Just as we do the best with what we have in our work, we must also do the best to maintain our personal lives, our social support groups, our hobbies and our self-care rituals. We must replenish ourselves so we can bring the best of ourselves to this movement.
Unexpected Ways to Help Farmed Animals: An Interview with Joey Savoie of Charity Entrepreneurship
According to research-based recommendations on the most important areas of focus for improving animal lives, factory-farmed birds and fish need our help most.
A Beginner’s Guide to Birdwatching in the UK’s New Forest National Park
This guide covers some of the 100 species of birds that can be spotted in the different habitats throughout New Forest National Park, perfect for causal bird spotters and avian enthusiasts.
Global Dairy Companies Exposed in Vegan Protest outside the London Eye
Tomorrow’s protest, staged in response to the shocking footage of animal abuse at Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms released earlier this month, serves to remind the public that cruelty is integral to dairy farming.
South Africa’s 2019 Lion Bone Export Quota a ‘Big Middle Finger to Conservation’
South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries is determined to set yet another export quota for lion bones. This flies in the face of several ongoing processes aimed at curbing the controversial industry, including litigation challenging the quota.