Maarten de Boer/Getty Images/Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: After assembling her core U.S. executive team, Sister‘s new Global CEO Cindy Holland is starting to build the independent entertainment group’s talent roster. Her first U.S. talent deal at Sister is with Animal Pictures, the production company led by actor, writer, director and producer Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face). Under the […]
Animal Study Challenges Genome Evolution, Species Formation Knowledge
The Oikopleura dioica, a small organism found in marine plankton, has been a model animal in genetic and evolutionary studies for years. It is a tiny animal, with a short and rapid life cycle, very prolific, with a fully sequenced genome and easy to maintain in the laboratory. It is a benchmark in the study […]
Not Speaking to Vitamin | My Shetland
I’m not speaking to Vitamin. It is going to rain all night and she won’t let me put her rainsheet on. The one she’s worn all winter without any fuss at all. I tried very hard to catch her but she was having none of it – too busy running away from me. And she […]
Companion Animal Psychology Book Club May 2024
“Deeply reported and vividly told, Brookshire’s exploration of our most reviled animal neighbours will forever change how you see nature and our relationship to it.”—Riley Black. By Zazie Todd PhD This month, the Animal Book Club is reading Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany Brookshire. From the publisher, “An engrossing and revealing study […]
Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Is Already an Animal ‘Expert’
Image:Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images If you need help at the Australia Zoo, find someone dressed in Steve Irwin’s famous khaki. And, yes, that includes the littlest member of the team, Bindi Irwin’s daughter Grace Warrior! The 3-year-old knows just as much about animals as anyone else at the zoo and loves sharing her animal facts with […]
Diana Penty stresses importance of animal adoption with PETA India’s campaign
Diana Penty, who is a true blue animal lover, has joined hands with PETA India and World for All to promote the adoption of dogs from animal shelters and streets. She urged the importance of adopting dogs and cats, instead of buying them from pet shops and breeders.Diana Penty, who has an adopted indie dog […]
Denny’s faces mounting pressure to eliminate crates for pigs, Reuters reports
Yesterday, following collaboration with Animal Equality, global media outlet Reuters reported on the increasing pressure Denny’s is receiving to end the use of crates for pregnant pigs. The corporation is currently facing a growing nationwide campaign by Animal Equality and an upcoming investors meeting on May 15 for a shareholder vote on the issue. A […]
Topping Up | My Shetland
All the animals had their breakfast and were in the fields I wanted them to be in for the day, so I made a dash into town (Lerwick) for some last minute messages. The Eurovision Song Contest is on Saturday so I need to be prepared. I popped into Jamieson’s Knitwear and topped up the […]
Animal shelters in southern Alberta over capacity
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Animal shelters across the province are finding themselves frequently at capacity — or more. Making things worse is a rise of pet owners abandoning or surrendering their pets. The Pincher Creek Humane Society got a nasty surprise earlier this week: Monday, staff arrived at work to discover two abandoned huskies tied to […]
Rana Daggubati says his ‘Rana Naidu’ character looked decent after ‘Animal’ release
Rana Daggubati, in a recent podcast, said that his character web series ‘Rana Naidu’ looked ‘decent’ when ‘Animal’ released. In a podcast called ‘Rawtalks’, Rana Daggubati recollected how the audience did not like ‘Rana Naidu’ when it came out. “Everyone was freaking the hell out. Then ‘Animal’ released. Then I was like, ‘Hey, now I […]