Hill Sixteen – trained by Sandy Thomson – suffered a fatal fall at the first fence, but the Scottish handler blames animal rights activists for causing the “hyper” horse to die. By Megan Baynes, news reporter Sunday 16 April 2023 23:29, UK The man who trained the horse that suffered a fatal fall at Saturday’s […]
Grand National: Animal Rising protesters say they’ll try to stop race from going ahead | UK News
Merseyside Police said they have a “robust policing plan in place” and are working with Aintree’s owners The Jockey Club in preparation for any incidents. By Connor Sephton, News reporter @ConnorSephton Saturday 15 April 2023 10:36, UK A woman has been arrested after an animal rights group said it would try to prevent the Grand […]
Victory! Cruel hunting methods in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge were just defeated
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a massive victory for wildlife in Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife announced last week that it was withdrawing its 2020 proposed rule that would have allowed trophy hunters on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to lure brown bears to their deaths with rotting piles of pastries and […]
Declare Cow As ‘Protected National Animal’, Allahabad HC Urges Union Government
New Delhi: Refusing to quash a criminal case filed against a man for alleged cow slaughtering and transportation for sale, the Allahabad high court urged the Union government to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a “protected national animal”. According to Bar and Bench, the single-judge bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed made the observation while […]
Anyone who kills cow deemed to rot in hell; ban cow slaughter, declare cow as national animal: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, Cow ) The Allahabad High Court recently urged the Central government to ban cow slaughter in country and declare cow as “national protected animal”, since cow is the representative of divine in Hinduism [Mohd. Abdul Khaliq v State]. In an order passed on February 14, single-judge Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that as […]
National Weather Service shares animal winter safety tips
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The U.S. National Weather Service of Goodland, Kan., has shared some tips on animal winter safety. Gallery: Kansas motor home explodes, property owner flown to Wichita for burn treatment Keep Pets Warm The NWS says your pets want to be warm too! “Bring them inside when temperatures drop,” the NWS says. […]
Wildlife trafficking and shark fin sales measures on the move as part of critical national defense package
Right on the heels of the Big Cat Public Safety Act’s resounding approval in the U.S. Congress, two additional animal protection measures are poised to pass as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funding levels and determines authority for the Department of Defense’s most critical priorities. Both the END Wildlife Trafficking […]
National designation positions Tollett Veterinary Diagnostic Lab to aid state’s animal disease response | Colleges & Universities
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Tollett Veterinary Diagnostic Lab is better positioned to help the state’s poultry industry now that it’s been added to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, or NAHLN, as a branch to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. The Tollett lab — now the 60th in […]
New recognition further strengthens Egg Farmers of Canada’s national Animal Care Program
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 9, 2022 /CNW/ – Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) is pleased to announce that its redeveloped Animal Care Program has been independently reviewed and recognized by the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). The process confirmed that the assessment program meets all requirements outlined in the Code of Practice for the Care […]
Study finds human presence in National Parks drastically alters animal behavior
I’m sure you’ve seen the videos of negligent National Park visitors approaching bison and elk in the hopes of snapping a close-up photo. Or perhaps you’ve read up on Yellowstone’s long history of bear feeding and its impact on the park’s animal behavior. Human interaction with animals has always been a point of contention with […]