[ad_1] CANBERRA – Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Sept 10 against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and animal welfare activists and which were harming their livelihoods. Australia is one of the world’s biggest agricultural exporters, and farmers nationwide are increasingly angry with the centre-left Labor government […]
El Paso Animal Services says strep zoo and distemper cleared from shelter
[ad_1] El Paso, Texas (CBS4) — El Paso Animal Services said they were able to “clear distemper and strep zoo” from its shelter. The City of El Paso Animals Services reported that it had an outbreak back in February. The outbreak also caused Animal Services to move to an emergency-only admissions schedule until further notice, […]
Native Environment | My Shetland
[ad_1] The little ones are happy in their field of nothing. They look like proper little “wild” Shetland ponies in their native environment. And Tiddles just looks like a filth monster in his pit. Mostly the little boys can be found in the far corners of their 40 acre field, which is good. They are […]
How a future animal welfare facility will improve the life of pets at the shelter
[ad_1] Built in the 1950s, the Abilene Animal Shelter was never meant for animals to stay for extended periods of time. The kennels are small, it’s loud, and it’s hard to keep clean. “If you can just imagine, it’s absorbed 70 plus years of waste at this point,” said Andrea Robison, the board president for […]
Royal Commission for AlUla’s scientific best practices enable its largest animal reintroduction
[ad_1] Oryx, ibex and two gazelle species returning to native habitat in three nature reserves Growth in numbers indicates progress of protected areas in the AlUla region of north-west Saudi Arabia AlUla, Saudi Arabia: The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), building on the successful earlier reintroductions of native species into their ancestral habitat in north-west […]
One Health Joint Plan of Action to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment
[ad_1] Geneva, Nairobi, Paris and Rome, 17 October 2022 – Today, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded […]
Gas Drilling Is Disrupting Animal Migration
[ad_1] In general, it’s surprising how little ecologists know about why large animals choose their migration paths. The motivations for moving are obvious, and include things like food, water, and a safe place to raise young. But how herds or animals learn their routes is a major debate. Evolution plays some role. There are signs […]
Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts | Environment
[ad_1] Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said. The authors of a report titled Law in the Emerging Bio Age say legal frameworks have a key part to play in governing human interactions […]
Why are Vultures so important to Humans and the Environment?
[ad_1] Vultures provide vital ecosystem services in our natural, agricultural, and rural environments. The important role they play in the cycling of nutrients through the highly-efficient disposal of organic waste from the environment is of utmost importance to human health and environmental integrity. Vultures are the only obligate scavengers that feed in such large numbers, […]