It has been blamed on everything from the inclement weather to the carrot crunch.
But whatever the reason, Lothian animal welfare workers are overrun with rabbits.
The SSPCA says it is being forced to deal with an unprecedented number of bunnies this year. Its inspectors have picked up large numbers of “stray” rabbits who have been [...]
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One of my goals for Kitty Mowmow’s Animal Expo is for the site to remain mostly an impartial purveyor of animal-related information.
This article, however, is not impartial. It is an opinionated editorial piece, one that does not pretend to be professional news journalism. I’m just telling you what I know and how I feel. The [...]
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Christian Bale grew up a vegetarian and was instilled with a strong appreciation for animal welfare. That childhood education has carried over to adulthood as all of the actor’s pets were at one time stray cats and dogs.
But the Batman star credits his greatest influence on acting to horses. “I love horses. I’ve learned from [...]
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Former TV game show host Bob Barker came on down Tuesday to lobby Chicago aldermen on a plan to require that the city’s dogs and cats be sterilized, but found his pet cause was far from a done deal.
Aldermen questioned whether an ordinance requiring that all cats and dogs be spayed or neutered by age [...]
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Animal rights groups are applauding a European Commission move to adopt proposals to ban the import of pelts from seals.
But they also say the move falls short of what they want to see since it allows exemptions for products obtained from seal hunts that can show seals did not suffer unnecessarily.
Reuters reported Wednesday that [...]
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The fire brigade has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after seven firefighters took two hours to rescue a seagull.
One crew was called to the roof of a sausage factory after reports a bird was trapped under netting.
The RSPCA called Devon and [...]
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President of the Animal Welfare Institute Cathy Liss and Director of the Animal Welfare Approved program Andrew Gunther are pleased to announce a new initiative that will offer grants of up to $10,000 for the sole purpose of improving animal welfare on farms. Current Animal Welfare Approved farmers and those who have applied to join [...]
The question about government oversight of exhibits needs to be broken into two parts: traveling exhibits versus general, as there are quite a few differences.
Concerning traveling exhibits, yes, there is adequate government and public oversight. Remember that traveling exhibits are out in the public eye almost every day. Thousands of people are taking pictures and [...]
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Scientists are learning more about how zoo animals feel and how a toy or a little training can sometimes help cut the endless pacing and other repetitive behaviours that are often assumed to be signs of distress.
Some big cats want a high perch from which to view visitors, polar bears want to scratch for hidden [...]
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More than half of US households own a pet. Most are too busy to research the current politics behind the animal rights versus animal welfare movement.
Animal welfare, AW, movement wants to improve the conditions of animals, animal rights, AR, movement, in the long run, is against any and all animal use, even as pets.
The [...]
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