[ad_1] An orca during a show at Marineland marine zoo, Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes), March 17, 2016. VALÉRY HACHE / AFP Inouk, a 25-year-old orca, died where he was born: in a concrete tank. He was the second orca to die in less than six months in the tanks at Marineland, in Antibes, near Calais. The orca […]
Europe’s cage-free animal welfare revolution is in doubt
[ad_1] Europe was on the cusp of an animal welfare revolution. In the summer of 2021, European Union policymakers promised to phase out cages for 300 million farmed pigs, egg-laying hens, rabbits, and other species, which Vox contributor Jonathan Moens then called “the most ambitious plan ever by any government to end the cruel practice.” […]
Europe’s largest hunting fair opens, despite dangers faced by wildlife worldwide
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Despite ecological devastation, habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and all the other threats that undermine the ability of wild animals to survive in their natural habitats, Europe’s largest hunting fair opened this week in Dortmund, Germany. Considering the imminent danger these threats pose to the survival of wildlife […]