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Is It Time to Ban Kosher Slaughter?
Several European countries have banned kosher and halal animal slaughter. The Dutch may soon follow. Jews and Muslims are angry. Which is more important: religious tradition or animal protection?
Ohio City Says We’re Guardians, Not Owners
City Council members in Parma, Ohio, have voted unanimously to change the city’s animal related ordinances to recognize pets as part of the family by adopting the term “guardian” instead of “owner.”
Life Lessons Learned at Critter Camp
An animal rescue organization in Utah invites young people out to its five-day, hands-on Critter Camp programs, to learn about animal care, dog behavior, and good pet guardianship.
Saving the Whale
When Michael Fischbach and his family came upon a humpback whale floating motionless in the Sea of Cortez, they thought at first that she was dead.
Biggest Living Things on Earth
The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park is thought to be the most massive sequoia in the world. These trees live in their own “villages”.
The Storm on Saturn
A storm raging on Saturn is eight times the surface area of Earth and has been raging for eight months. It’s 500 times bigger than anything previously seen on Saturn.
Factory Farms vs. Video Cameras
The factory farm lobby in Iowa is pushing hard for legislation to make it a crime to shoot undercover video of cruelty to animals. But in doing this, they may have shot themselves in the foot.
Egg Industry Deal with Humane Group
The HSUS has struck a deal with the UEP to pass a bill that will require factory farms nationwide to increase the space for egg-laying hens.
Dancing the Night Away
Casey Anthony, who danced the night away while her child lay dead, probably in the back of her own car, has managed to rivet the attention of millions of us. How, we wonder, could anyone behave like that?
Does Dog DNA Hold Clue to Parkinson’s?
Many Tibetan terriers carry a particular mutated gene that makes them prone to a condition called NCL – adult-onset neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.
What Pit Bulls Taught Me about People
It wasn’t revolution, however, that I encountered when I started working with animals again; it was humility, reality and the knowledge that issues of animal welfare are far from black and white.
The Dust Monster that Swallowed Phoenix
The dust storm, known locally as a “haboob”, was 50 miles wide and as high as a mountain as it swept up from the south and enveloped the city.
Giant Prehistoric Wombat Uncovered
They looked like hugely oversized wombats – those cuddly-looking marsupials you see out in the Australian bush. And while their ancient relatives, known as diprotodons, wouldn’t have been interested in eating you, they would have flattened you if you were in their path.
Skip the Plastic, Save the Turtles
A new study from Earthwatch in Queensland looked at the guts of over 120 dead turtles found in Moreton Bay. Dr. Kathy Townsend found plastic rubbish in over 30 per cent of them.
Lions Take Pride in New Home
It’s a big day for two prides of lions who were rescued from circuses in Bolivia and brought to a sanctuary in Colorado. They’ll soon be roaming on 40 acres of rolling grasslands at The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
Clean Your Boat but Save the Ocean
People cleaning their boatsinvolves chemical products that drain off into the ocean and are highly toxic to the fish and other animals.
Scouts Say Cookies Harm Orangutans
Two Girl Scouts are campaigning to get the palm oil out of Girl Scout cookies after they learned the rain forests are being torn down to make room for plantations.
Say Cheese and Have a Nice Day!
If a monkey with a typewriter will eventually write a great poem, will a monkey with a camera produce some great photos sooner or later?
Apparently, yes.
Grocery Chains to Shun Iowa ‘Farm’
Another undercover factory farm video. This one shows piglets being abused at a facility that’s been patronized by some big grocery chains.