Tag: Animal Welfare

Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

The problem is, it's not just about the presence of chlorine, but rather why the chlorine is needed in the first place.

The animals get distracted and distressed. Oh, and you could get your head bitten off.

If the goal is to reduce meat consumption, then why not make it more expensive?

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

New short narrative film strives to deepen the global discussion around the illegal wildlife trade.

The way we're doing things clearly doesn't work.

Declawing cats often leads to long-term pain and unwanted behaviors.

All eyes have been on the state's hog farms, while its poultry operations have quietly tripled in number over the past two decades with little oversight.

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.

A wayward whale strapped with Russian equipment seems to have fallen for Norway and its people.

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.

All that was left of the man was a skull and a pair of pants, say authorities at South Africa's Kruger National Park.

The gruesome deaths raise serious questions about the practices of fishing trawlers.

Scientists are starting to think most animals may be conscious. Better late than never, I guess.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

A new study found something black bears and humans have in common.