Local residents ferry maize products using donkeys from an estate in Eldoret to unknown destination within Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] The African Union’s InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and animal welfare organisations have intensified their advocacy mission to preserve Africa’s donkey population. The animal welfare organisations which include Brooke Action for Working Horses and […]
Animal welfare groups file complaint with Ombudsman over EU Commission’s caged-farming ban failure
24 Nov 2023 — Over 30 animal protection organizations have lodged an official complaint with the European Ombudsman against the European Commission’s (EC) failure to uphold its commitment to a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) in which 1.4 million citizens asked for a ban on cages in animal farming. In its answer to […]
Mug-Z-Moo to the rescue — animal welfare group’s ongoing struggle for funding
Jul. 22—An estimated 517, 979 West Virginia households (around 70 %) report having a pet, according to 2023 statistics gathered by The Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia (FOHO), a statewide organization advocating for improving animal welfare throughout the mountain state. The group estimates approximately 1, 073, 993 dogs and cats living in West […]
Animal Welfare Groups come together to welcome new TAW leadership | News
TULSA, Okla. − Animal welfare groups and city leaders met on Friday at a welcome reception for the new City Council and the new leadership at Tulsa Animal Welfare, according to Healthy Animals Healthy Tulsa (HAHT). HAHT is a coalition of Animal welfare groups in Tulsa and is the organization that hosted the event. Mindy […]
Animal welfare groups pushing for stricter laws against cockfighting in Ala. as bird flu continues to spread
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Animal welfare groups are calling on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to push for harsher laws against cockfighting in the state. Leaders said the illegal activity is contributing to the spread of bird flu and putting the commercial poultry industry at risk. “Alabama by far has the nation’s weakest cockfighting law,” President […]
Amid volunteer struggles, two animal groups merge | Local News
The Halifax County Paws and Claws SPCA and the Halifax County Humane Society have joined forces to help local animals. In order to best accomplish the goals of rescuing and fostering animals in need, the Halifax Humane Society dissolved and those volunteers merged together with the SPCA to increase manpower and achieve goals, a news […]
Arizona’s Wildlife Hijacked by Special Interest Groups
Arizona’s Wildlife Hijacked by Special Interest Groups Posted on November 17, 2018, updated on July 3, 2022 by Adlaadmin The management of Arizona’s wildlife has been hijacked by special interest groups that control who serves on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission (“Commission”). Since 2010 the Commission selection process has been controlled by a board […]