animal welfare

First Koalas Rescued From Bushfires Returned to the Wild

First Koalas Rescued From Bushfires Returned to the Wild

By Fino Menezes After unprecedented bushfires devastated communities and iconic flora and fauna across Australia, non-profit group Science for Wildlife releases 12 koalas back into their natural habitat in the Blue Mountains. First Koalas Released Back Into the Wild After Bushfire Horror Before this current global health crisis, Australia endured an unprecedented bushfire season that […]

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    Trophy ‘Dream Hunt’ With Donald Trump Jr. Starts Bidding at $10,000

    Trophy ‘Dream Hunt’ With Donald Trump Jr. Starts Bidding at $10,000

    By Eoin Higgins A national hunting group is under fire from animal rights groups for auctioning off the opportunity to spend a week in close quarters with Donald Trump Jr. in Alaska for a luxury “dream hunt” of Sitka black-tailed deer. The Safari Club International (SCI) will auction the trip at its annual convention. Bidding […]

    $1 Million Worth of Shark Fins Seized at Miami Port

    $1 Million Worth of Shark Fins Seized at Miami Port

    U.S. government officials found 1,400 pounds of shark fins worth $1 million hidden in boxes in Miami, Florida, according to CNN. In a news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the shark fins were hidden in 18 boxes. The dried fins arrived from South America and were likely headed to Asia, the AP […]

    Koalas Found ‘Massacred’ at Logging Site

    Koalas Found ‘Massacred’ at Logging Site

    Australia‘s iconic koalas cannot catch a break. Nearly one third of the koalas in the state of New South Wales may have died in the country’s devastating wildfire season, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). And now, reports have emerged that dozens of the animals were killed at a timber plantation in the state […]

    Pig Forced to Bungee Jump in China Deemed Act of ‘Torture’

    Pig Forced to Bungee Jump in China Deemed Act of ‘Torture’

    Warning: The video above may be upsetting to viewers. An amusement park in China came under fire on social media this weekend for forcing a pig off a 230 foot-high bungee tower. The footage of the incident, which took place Saturday, went viral on Weibo, the leading Chinese social media platform, as The Independent reported. […]

    Up to 10,000 Camels Are Being Shot and Killed Amid Australia Drought

    Up to 10,000 Camels Are Being Shot and Killed Amid Australia Drought

    Aboriginal officials in Australia approved the rounding up and killing of up to 10,000 camels because of drought conditions, claiming that the thirsty camels are drinking up too much of a dwindling water supply, as CBS News reported. The officials in the sparsely populated part of the northwest corner of South Australia said in a […]

    2020’s New Vegan Cookbooks Will Tempt Your Taste Buds All Year Long

    2020’s New Vegan Cookbooks Will Tempt Your Taste Buds All Year Long

    By Elizabeth Brion When I went vegan in 1988, there were, as far as I could tell, only two vegan cookbooks in existence. I probably made every recipe in them at least a few dozen times. Thankfully, things are very different today. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the hundreds and hundreds of vegan […]

    So the Kids Want a Dog for Christmas. Is Adopting One a Good Idea?

    So the Kids Want a Dog for Christmas. Is Adopting One a Good Idea?

    By Sharon Elber You may have heard that giving a pet for Christmas is just a bad idea. Although many people believe this myth, according to the ASPCA, 86 percent of adopted pets given as gifts stay in their new homes. These success rates are actually slightly higher than average adoption/rehoming rates. So, if done […]