External Links

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/science/ailing-chimps-sanctuary.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20180529&nl=science-times&nl_art=0&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_sc_20180529&ref=img&te=1

How to Decide Whether Ailing Chimps Get Moved to a SanctuaryA new report suggest that federally owned or supported chimps should go to sanctuaries unless the trip is “extremely likely to shorten their lives.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2018/05/29/tofu-gets-a-bad-rap-sometimes-heres-how-to-make-it-great/?utm_term=.719a9df791ab&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Tofu gets a bad rap sometimes. Here’s how to make it great.Fried, braised or stuffed in a sandwich, this soy product can do it all.

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/44988/putting-pig-welfare-first-oie-adopts-pig-welfare-chapter/

Putting pig welfare first: OIE adopts pig welfare chapterWorld Animal Protection welcomes the adoption of the pig welfare chapter by over 181 member countries, coordinated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/05/trump-is-trying-to-make-it-legal-to-shoot-hibernating-bear-cubs/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=econundrums-2018-05-28

Trump is trying to make it legal to shoot hibernating bear cubsAnd wolf and coyote pups in their dens.  

https://www.care2.com/causes/this-food-trend-is-putting-the-giant-salamander-in-catastrophic-decline.html

This Food Trend is Putting the Giant Salamander in ‘Catastrophic Decline’ | Care2 CausesThe so-called "living fossil" giant salamander is now nearing the brink of extinction, and a recent fad in restaurant food is to blame.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/26/chicken-health-fear-chlorine-washing-fails-bacteria-tests-brexit-salmonella-listeria

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/science/coyotes-americas-spread.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Coyotes Conquered North America. Now They’re Heading South.New maps seek to update the historical range of our continent’s toughest canids, which have thrived as other predators experienced decline.

Book Review
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/books/review/the-truth-about-animals-lucy-cooke.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=wide-thumb&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below

What We Get Wrong About AnimalsFrom the marvelous to the utterly bizarre, the astonishing diversity of life is on display in Lucy’s Cooke’s “The Truth About Animals.”

By “guerrilla tactics,” the author means video-documentation of animal cruelty.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/world/europe/france-animal-rights-foie-gras.html

Scorned, Animal Rights Advocates in France Intensify Guerrilla TacticsAs lawmakers backtrack on vows to improve animal welfare, one group is turning to clandestine videos in an attempt to shock Parliament into action.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/technology/google-cats-owls.html

As Google Feeds Cats, Owl Lovers Cry FoulIn a Silicon Valley park, burrowing owls are dying and disappearing. Public records and a bit of snooping uncovered a path that led to Google and its feline-loving employees.

https://www.topic.com/birds-of-a-feather

Birds of a FeatherThe relationship between humans and parrots can be surprisingly profound.

https://www.topic.com/frans-de-waal-great-apes-and-the-gift-of-empathy

Frans de Waal: Great Apes and the Gift of EmpathyThe legendary primatologist reflects on primates’ capacity for tender loving care.

https://www.topic.com/the-expat-vet-to-emirati-royalty

The Expat Vet to Emirati RoyaltyTending to an angry ostrich, a trained cheetah, a pregnant tortoise, a baby owl, a deaf pug, and a tiny gazelle are all in a day’s work.

https://www.topic.com/how-to-kill-a-fish

How to Kill a FishMost of the fish we eat die by asphyxiation. But there’s a better way, both for the fish and those who eat them.

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/fish-feel-pain-now-what/?xid=PS_smithsonian

Fish Feel Pain. Now What? | Hakai MagazineTerrestrial animals get humane treatment and legal protections, but until now, fish pain has largely been ignored.

“Norwegian legislation requires farmed fish to be stunned prior to slaughter. Previously, CO2 was used for stunning, however this method was banned in 2012 following pressure from the Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance. CO2 is believed to cause a feeling of suffocation in fish. Today, two methods for stunning are used: electric stunning and…[Read more]

Fish farming in NorwayThe Norwegian aquaculture industry has experienced rapid growth since its beginnings in the 1970s. In 2010, Norway produced over 65% of the world total production of Atlantic salmon. Today, fish farming is prolific along most of Norway's coastline, producing more than 1,2 million tonnes Read more...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/05/24/scientists-say-fish-feel-pain-it-could-lead-to-major-changes-in-the-fishing-industry/?utm_term=.de760efb7ed6

Scientists say fish feel pain. It could lead to major changes in the fishing industry.An entire industry may have to change its practices if the world accepts the idea that fish suffer pain.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/23/watch-a-fox-fight-a-bald-eagle-in-midair/?utm_term=.07c6f1061bdc

Watch a fox fight a bald eagle — in midairEagle beats fox beats rabbit beats vole at San Juan Island National Historical Park. But what beats the bald eagle?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/05/21/mosquito-explosion-in-southwest-russia-makes-it-impossible-to-leave-home/?utm_term=.e26957761c16&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Mosquito explosion in southwest Russia makes it ‘impossible’ to leave homeRainy and unusually warm weather brought an "unprecedented” mosquito swarm.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/25/animal-rights-activists-who-removed-two-piglets-from-factory-farm-charged-after-fbi-raids/?utm_term=.70108a3cb976&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Animal rights activists who removed two piglets from factory farm charged after FBI raids"There's billions of animals out there languishing,” one activist said. “There’s a need for people who are willing to make a sacrifice and put themselves out there."