Tag: Animal Welfare - Page 6
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How Big Cats React to Their Own Reflections (Video)
Judging from their confident strut, big cats clearly suspect they look good -- but just how do they react when finally seeing their own handsome reflection staring back at them?
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Taking Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos Now a Crime, Say 4 States
Iowa is the latest state to pass legislation banning undercover videos that reveal factory farming gone wrong.
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50,000 Hens Abandoned at California Egg Farm
47,000 of the chickens died, and the survivors had not been fed in more than two weeks.
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The Week in Animal News: Boiling Bees, the Battle for Manatees and More
A controversial method of making mead involves boiling an entire hive, bees and all. Manatees are battling humans and climate change, watch a polar bear cub grow up and more.
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7 Humane Solutions to Rat and Mice Infestations
These are the nice guy alternatives to poison and sticky traps.
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The Week in Animal News: Gorillas Run Away for Love, Amazon.com Sells Whale Meat and More
This week, two male gorillas escaped their zoo enclosure and used their freedom to look for potential mates. Whale meat can be bought on Amazon.com, an entire Indian village moves to make room for tigers, and more.
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Do We Have The Language Needed To Grant Dolphins Non-Human Rights?
We have all sorts of words to describe animals' flesh, and for groups of animals, but none that recognize their individuality.
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How McDonalds May Ensure Gestational Pig Crates are History
The fast food giant's decision to move away from the 7-foot by 2-foot metal enclosure for breeding sows may mark the end of this cruel practice for all farms in the US.
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Husky's Sad Ordeal in Wolf Trap Highlights the Horrors of Predator Control
On many an outing in the often treacherous terrain, a Forest Service worker's companion, a 2-year-old Husky named Bella, acted as an integral deterrent of predators -- that is, until she was mistaken for one
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The Week in Animal News: Inspiring Penguin Love, Rhesus Monkeys Gone Wild and More
A breeding program for African penguins in San Francisco has had a lot of success, while diseased rhesus monkeys are running wild in Florida and mass dolphin strandings have continued on Cape Cod.
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When Pigs Start Exploding, It's Time to Rethink Our Food System
Hog farmers in Minnesota are struggling with exploding barns. But this is a symptom of a bigger problem.
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Even Farmers Cry When Lambs Are Led to Slaughter
A farm-to-table dinner reveals insights on why farmers do what they do.
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The Week in Animal News: We're Making Raccoons Smarter, a Tiny Crab Makes Awesome Art and More
A PBS documentary alleges that human activities are honing raccoons problem solving skills. We also have a crab who makes sweet sand art, PETA's anti-slavery lawsuit and more.
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Court Hears Arguments in PETA's Lawsuit Against SeaWorld for Enslaving Whales
A judge heard arguments in a lawsuit against Sea World that is based on the 13th amendment.
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The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More
Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.
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Undercover Investigation on Oklahoma Pig Farms Reveals Systemic Cruelty of Factory Farming (Video)
The Humane Society of the United States has just released video from undercover investigations at the nation's third and fifth largest pork producers, one of which is a Walmart supplier. The picture is graphic, ugly, and unfortunately usual.
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The Week in Animal News: Wild Gorillas Visit Humans, Cloning Endangered Animals and More
In Uganda, a troop of wild mountain gorillas visited a human camping ground, even grooming one man. Stem cell technology could allow for the cloning of endangered species, and more.
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Life for Egg-Laying Hens Could Improve With New Housing and Welfare Legislation
Under a proposed bill, inhumane battery cages would be replaced with "enriched colony housing systems," and space allotted for each hen doubled.
