Yesterday, the French government announced plans to ban the breeding of mink in France and the outlawing of wild animals in travelling circuses under improved animal welfare measures. There are four surviving mink farms in France and they will be closed within five years. Circuses …
The management at Warsaw Zoo have taken the opportunity to test out CBD oil on a couple of female elephants who it was decided were displaying signs of stress and anxiety because of the loss of their matriarch, Earna who died in March aged 35. …
Dr Desmond Morris makes a very good point. He says that in the history of the development of the domestication of the dog it has come to pass that pedigree dogs are looked after better than random bred dogs because they are more valuable. This …
There is a rather sinister history, it seems to me, behind the name of the dog breed called Chow Chow. I’m told that the slang Chinese word for food is “chow”. And this is the name of the edible dog. And the Chinese edible dog …
Samuel Pachuau, the Wildlife Warden of the Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India, claimed that the culprits had placed firecrackers inside a pineapple and then given it to a pregnant elephant who chomped down on it causing the firecrackers to explode which severely damaged her …
NEWS/VIEWS – SAPPORO CITY, NORTHERN JAPAN: The story is typical in one way: a cat hoarding couple in their fifties failed to ensure that their cats were spayed and neutered which inevitably resulted in a totally unmanageable number of cats in their two story home …
Zoonotic viruses must be treated as weapons of mass destruction says Lord Hague of Richmond (The Times). I fully agree with him. The coronavirus crisis must compel humankind to do something about our relationship with animals and in particular, in this instance, the wild species. …
The chlorine disinfectant that has been used in China to contain the spread of coronavirus might be polluting drinking water and it might also be damaging the wildlife in rivers. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing said that they believe that more than 5,000 tonnes …
In order for rabbit guardians to provide a high standard of care they should be aware that rabbits are social animals. People are not always aware of this judging by a report from the PDSA which found that half of all pet rabbits in Britain …
