SANIBEL, Fla. — A tattered, lost stuffed animal that was found on Sanibel has a new, loving home. Ed Saturus found a stuffed lamb in a tree while he was out for a walk. He helped her down and cleaned her up. Saturus named the little lamb Rosemary and plans to take her along on […]
Simple Life Hacks for a Happier Cat
A new post on my Psych Today blog has some easy tweaks for cat guardians. Westfale/Pixabay By Zazie Todd PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Sometimes small changes can make a big difference. That applies to your cat too. Often […]
New Images by Animal Equality Show the Short But Harsh Life of Chickens
Animal Equality is a beacon of light that shines on the darkest corners of the agricultural industry worldwide. With a commitment to exposing the hidden truths behind the closed doors of factory farms and slaughterhouses, our global organization is a powerful force for change in the fight for animal protection. Animal Equality has been keeping […]
The Life of a Chicken in a Factory Farm
Undercover investigations play a vital role in exposing the cruelty that takes place in hatcheries. Hatcheries are facilities where millions of chickens are hatched every year, often in cramped and unsanitary conditions. These facilities are notorious for their cruel practices, such as the mass culling of male chicks, which are deemed useless by the egg […]
How a future animal welfare facility will improve the life of pets at the shelter
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 All […]
The Tragic End to the Life of Calf 1578
The story of Calf 1578 on a US dairy farm highlights the importance of supporters in protecting animals. The calf ultimately died after suffering for three days on a concrete floor with frozen hooves and no food or water. Lying on a concrete floor with dirty uniforms piled high beside him, Calf 1578 sat upright […]
Feature: Writing obituaries for zoo animals
NANJING — A heartfelt obituary remembering “Laoma,” a deceased sun bear, has made national headlines in China. Published earlier this year in the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, the capital of East China”s Jiangsu province, the obituary detailed the last days of the male bear’s 33-year life and the interactions between the animal and the […]
Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out cleared of animal cruelty
Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out has been found not guilty of animal cruelty. (BBC) Stacey Solomon’s BBC show Sort Out Your Life has been cleared of animal cruelty. The BBC received over 1,500 complaints following an episode of the decluttering TV show in which the reality star proposed a family’s pet rabbits be moved […]
Life or death for wolves hinges on state management plans
Next month marks the one-year anniversary of the return of federal Endangered Species Act protections to wolves in most of the lower 48 states—a stunning victory that resulted from a lawsuit filed by the Humane Society of the United States and key allies. While we continue to celebrate that win, our effort to protect wolves […]
Scientists discover evolutionary secret behind different animal life cycles
The worm that the researchers studied and for which they sequenced the genome. It is a segmented worm that is abundant on the coasts of the UK and Europe. It lives inside a tube that it secretes itself burrowed in the sand. Credit: Chema Martin. For more than 100 years, biologists have wondered why animals […]