Kerrville Pets Alive hosted a workshop last week to educate the community on several new laws passed in the most recent session of the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Abbott related to more humane treatment of animals. The new laws went into effect Sept. 1. Approximately 60 people were in attendance, including law enforcement […]
Spain has overhauled animal welfare laws. Here’s what’s new
From abandonment to a licence to fly, see what pet owners will and won’t be able to do in Spain from now on. ADVERTISEMENT In Spain, there are more than 29 million pets. Abandonment and lack of identification are some of the most frequent problems with them. In order to solve this situation, last March […]
Klook launches policy against animal attractions to prevent cruelty
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Klook, one of the leading online travel companies, has launched an animal welfare policy that will see it end the sale of circus-style performances involving elephants, dolphins and tigers, World Animal Protection reported recently. The policy will come into effect by the end of October 2023, ramping up pressure for […]
A new animal welfare organisation has launched in Liverpool and you can get involved
A team of professionals have launched a new non-profit animal welfare organisation in the city with a clear vision to ensure that all animals are treated with respect, empathy and compassion. Tails Animal Welfare is the brainchild of friends and co-founders, school teachers Joanne Hughes and Julie Kiziltan, recruitment consultant Lesley Finnih and HR business […]
Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board plans to train 500 veterinarians to help with animal birth control programme
The Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board (TNAWB) has planned to train nearly 500 veterinarians to carry out Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes across the State, especially in municipalities and town panchayats that do not have qualified vets. In a sensitisation workshop on the ABC programme for officials from municipalities, corporations, and town panchayats, the TNAWB […]
EATS Act could devour animal welfare laws and must be stopped
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Americans are taking a stand against one of the gravest assaults on animal welfare, unfolding right now in the U.S. Congress, where a radical faction of the pork industry is pushing to include the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (H.R. 4417/S. 2019) in the Farm Bill. We’re not […]
Baby squirrel ‘adopted’ by hen rescued by animal welfare charity
A baby squirrel which was “adopted” by a hen is being cared for at a wildlife rescue centre. Animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA was called in to help after the squirrel kit spent several days last week sleeping under a chicken at a farm in Tayport in Fife. It is thought the little animal […]
Eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award applications open
Orange County Animal Services has opened applications for the eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award until Oct. 8. The grant — sponsored by the Friends of the Orange County Animal Shelter — awards up to $500 to an organization that wants to start or continue to grow a program supporting the welfare of companion […]
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In another unfortunate incident at Karachi Zoological Gardens, Raju, the chimpanzee, died of a heart attack In another unfortunate episode, Raju, the chimpanzee, died of a heart attack at Karachi Zoological Gardens. The zoo administration claimed that the chimpanzee died of a sudden heart attack and had shown no prior signs of heart-related illness. One […]
Why ballot measures matter for animal welfare
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, Ohioans showed up at the polls to defend a core tenet of democracy that is vitally important to the animal protection movement: the ballot measure. On Issue 1—the proposal to raise the threshold for amending the Constitution of the State of Ohio from 50% to a 60% […]