Tag: Animal Welfare - Page 8
-
The Week in Animal News: Fighting to Protect Harp Seals, Weasels Need Socks, and More
Russia announced a ban on the trade of harp seal skins, but Canada is appealing the decision. Meanwhile, a researcher needs sock to study weasels, sharks delay an oil spill cleanup, and more.
-
Naked Protester on a Giant Plate Serves as Food for Thought to Meat Eaters (Photos)
A naked protester lies on a giant plate to campaign against animal cruelty. It's a live performance in the streets of Barcelona to raise awareness about meat consumption, especially around christmas.
-
FBI Documents Characterize Farm & Animal Welfare Activists As Terrorists
Not that it should come as news to anyone that animal rights activists and environmental activists are routinely watched by law enforcement but that makes it no less concerning.
-
Russia Bans Seal Fur Products, But Canada Looks to WTO to Stop It & Build Other Markets
The fight to protect baby harp seals isn't over yet.
-
Will Russia's Ban on Harp Seal Skins End Canada's Annual Mass Clubbings?
Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Russian Federation have banned the trade of harp seal skins, eliminating a major market for seals killed in Canada.
-
The Week in Animal News: The Wildest Stories of 2011, Polar Bears Turn to Cannibalism, and More
This week, we round up the wildest and weirdest animal stories of the year, starving polar bears turn to cannibalism, the lone wolf returns to California, and more.
-
80-Year-Old Woman Jailed for Feeding Ducks After Doing It for 45 Years
Eighty-year-old Clair Butcher has been criminally charged by the city of Lynn, Massachusetts for explicitly breaking a city ordinance--feeding the ducks.
-
5 Eco-Themed Documentary Films Make 2012 Oscar Shortlist
Five of the 15 documentary films on the Oscar shortlist -- see the trailers here -- share an environmental message.
-
The Week in Animal News: The Return of the Wooly Mammoth, Ziplining Bull Dog, and More
Scientists are close to reviving the extinct wooly mammoth through cloning. We also have a bulldog ziplining to a treehouse, a tiger killed for its whiskers, and more.
-
More Polar Bears Turn to Cannibalism to Avoid Starvation
As melting ice in the Arctic cripples the bears' ability to hunt, they are resorting to killing and eating their own more often.
-
Endangered African Wild Dogs Captured in Rare Photos by WildiZe
Photographer Eli Weiss recieved "unprecedented access" to the animals -- and came home with these stunning shots including pups and a successful hunt.
-
Cross-Breeding Education, Agriculture, and Stem-Cell Therapy
Trying to decide whether to help save a university farm that teaches the farmers of tomorrow, and engages in stem-cell research on sheep: what's a TreeHugger to do?
-
Is This Humane Slaughter? A Backstreet Halal Butcher in Queens Talks Ethics (Video)
Animal slaughter is always contentious. Video of a halal slaughterhouse owner discussing humane treatment is likely to stir up debate.
-
Climate Cruelty: Moose & Deer Loaded With Ticks & Dying From Added Stress
Due to warmer winters, ticks are so numerous, they are killing deer and moose with blood loss.
-
The Week in Animal News: Ringling Bros. Animal Abuse, Canadians Put Price Tag on Polar Bears, and More
The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been fined for animal welfare violations -- about half the worth of a polar bear. We also have news on tracking Turkey's wolves, the case for invasive species, and more.
-
Ringling Bros. Fined For Animal-Welfare Violations
Following a slew of rather disturbing animal-welfare violations, the greatest show on Earth has agreed to settle a USDA dispute by paying $270 thousand and promising to improve conditions for animals.
-
Dog Bingo Block Prints Raise Funds and Awareness for London Animal Rescue Centres
A perfect holiday gift for the dog-lover, the prints are produced on an old converted mangle printing press.
-
The Week in Animals News: Octopus Walks on Land, President Obama Pardons Turkeys, and More
An Octopus leaves the water and literally sprints across land. We also have turkeys saved from the ax, a scary look at a factory farmed turkey, and more.
