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    First Pet Treats Made With Lab-Grown Meat Could ‘Feed Pets Forever’ Without Harming Animals

    First Pet Treats Made With Lab-Grown Meat Could ‘Feed Pets Forever’ Without Harming Animals

    Pets at Home, a pet supplies retailer in the United Kingdom, has launched what it says are the first-ever dog treats made with lab-grown meat. Chick Bites, a combination of cultivated chicken and plant-based ingredients, were produced by growing cells without the raising or slaughtering of animals. “We’re incredibly excited to introduce cultivated meat to […]

    Chemicals in Pet Flea Treatments Are Leading to Songbird Deaths, Report Finds

    Chemicals in Pet Flea Treatments Are Leading to Songbird Deaths, Report Finds

    In a new study, scientists are raising concerns over the ways that flea treatment chemicals for pets can leach into the environment and harm local wildlife. In light of the study, experts are calling on veterinarians to minimize preventative flea treatments to protect songbirds and insects impacted by the chemicals in these treatments. Scientists from […]

    Nearly 30,000 Unregulated Wild Animal Species Traded in the U.S., Researchers Find

    Nearly 30,000 Unregulated Wild Animal Species Traded in the U.S., Researchers Find

    New international research has found that nearly 30,000 wild animal species have been traded throughout the United States, according to data from the U.S. Law Enforcement Management Information System (LEMIS), a wildlife trade monitoring organization maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Led by University of Hong Kong (HKU), the analysis looked at 22 […]

    Prozac Contamination in Water Is Changing Fish Behaviors, Study Finds

    Prozac Contamination in Water Is Changing Fish Behaviors, Study Finds

    In a new study, scientists have confirmed that even low concentrations of the antidepressant pharmaceutical fluoxetine, also known by the brand name of Prozac, are affecting fish behaviors in the wild. Biologists from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Italy have completed a five-year investigation on how fluoxetine pollution […]