Botswana Auctions off the Last of Its Big Tusker Elephants
Botswana’s government has again demonstrated to the world that it either does not understand or does not care that elephants play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecological systems.
Monthly Archives: February, 2020
What Is It Like to Be an Orangutan Foster Mother?
A team of Indonesian caregivers spends hours in the forest every day and night, modeling essential forest skills like nest-building and foraging.
Farmed for Their Blood: The Little-Known Pregnant Mare Blood Industry
It’s one cruel industry feeding another: mares are forcibly impregnated and aborted in order to draw their blood, which is used to get sows pregnant sooner so they will have a higher number of piglets who are born to die.
New Research: Climate Change Could Reduce Lifespan Among Hundreds of Species
The findings not only challenge a long-accepted theory around lifespan, but also suggest new evidence that global warming could have a huge impact on the life expectancy among cold-blooded species.
World’s Most Expensive Coffee is Animal Cruelty in a Cup
An animal advocacy group reveals the abuse of civets for the production of civet coffee and urges TripAdvisor to stop booking cruel coffee tours.
Animal Rights Club Approved by Missouri Public University After First Amendment Uproar
Organization FIRE stepped in after Truman State University denied the student group. The group has now been approved and the university has reformed its policies.
A Lost Soul Swimming in a Fishbowl
Goldfish are among the most popular pets. But is it true that a fish who simply eats and swims in a bowl is a well-kept fish?
Focusing on Animal Welfare as One Component of the World’s Well-Being
What if more organizations aimed to address the interconnected well-being of animals, humans, and the environment?
China Wildlife Trade Ban Should be Permanent
The current situation – awful as it is – has shone a spotlight on all wildlife trade in China, presenting the government with an opportunity to finally tackle demand for wildlife threatened by trade, including by closing legal markets.
Winter Weather Advisory: Keep Animals Safe and Warm This Winter
Companion animals give us unconditional love, but they can’t tell us when they get too cold. A little care and caution will go a long way toward keeping all our family members healthy this winter.
10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2019 Exposed
Now in its 16th year, the list reveals practices that harmed and killed elephants in zoos across North America in 2019. Pittsburgh Zoo in Pennsylvania is ranked as the #1 worst zoo.
The Coronavirus Outbreak and Animal Welfare in China
As with a number of previous outbreaks, coronavirus is believed to have originated in a market where many live animals are sold and slaughtered in unhygienic conditions.