The Times reports that feral super pigs are invading America from Canada. They are crossing the Canadian border and they’ve been described as an “ecological train wreck”. They are a cross breed …
Feral super-pigs are invading America from Canada Read More »
The photograph on Twitter X says it all: The comments to the image are instructive: But I love bacon… Everyone loves bacon. AND Just had a bacon cheeseburger. Mmmmmm That’s the point: …
The delicious taste of bacon outweighs animal welfare Read More »
I didn’t know this and I suspect others don’t know about it either. This year’s flu jab protects against H1N1 and other common seasonal flu strains. To be clear, it is a …
UK flu jab contains vaccine against H1N1 swine flu Read More »
NEWS AND VIEWS: Scientists in China have been able to grow kidneys that are 60% human in terms of their cellular structure inside pigs in a quest to solve the problem of …
NEWS AND VIEWS: Remarkably, Europe’s wild boars in the Forest of Germany and Austria are so radioactive that they can’t be eaten and they can’t be hunted. They are protected by their …
Central Europe’s wild pigs are radioactive thanks to nuclear weapons testing Read More »
Xenotransplantation is the transportation of an organ from one species to another. It’s important because there is a worldwide shortage of donated organs for humans. In this trial, 10 genetically modified pigs’ …
Xenotransplantation of genetically modified pig kidneys function well in humans Read More »
Altruism: behaviour of an animal that benefits another at its own expense. OR: selfless concern for the well-being of others. In other words, altruism is helping others without necessarily looking for a reward …
Pigs are more altruistic in behavior than humans Read More »
Yes, I know that in the year 2023 there is a lot of good animal welfare law, a lot of good people who are concerned about animal welfare, a lot of good …
2023: we are living through the dark ages right now in respect of animal welfare Read More »
