A bill in Congress aims to ban all kangaroo products from Australia, setting up a clash between two very different kinds of people on opposite ends of the earth.
Tag: Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare
In China, Deaths of Mail-Order Pets in Mystery Boxes Set Off a Backlash
Puppies and kittens shipped in packages across the country have ended up dead, distressed or infected, spurring outrage.
Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys
The pandemic has highlighted the United States’ dependence on China for research animals, reviving calls for a “strategic monkey reserve.”
Fatal Shark Attacks in Australia Jump, Raising Questions
Eight people have been fatally attacked this year, the most in nearly a century. But scientists say these numbers don’t tell the full story.
A Chinese County Aims to Curb Dog Walking by Threatening to Kill the Dog
Restrictions on dogs are common in China. But one county’s plans to uniformly ban dog walking and kill the pets of rule-breaking owners has shocked the internet.
Jean-Claude Van Damme Helped Save a Puppy
The action star Jean-Claude Van Damme intervened to save a Bulgarian dog from euthanasia after Norway said it had been imported on a fake passport.
Romans Want to Get Rid of Wild Boars, but Killing Them? That’s Another Matter
The euthanizing of a boar and her six piglets on a playground near the Vatican has aroused fury in Rome, a city that has long complained about the often aggressive animals.
Battle Over Mink Fur Almost Brings Down the Polish Government
Legislation to ban mink farming cracked the governing coalition, forcing the country’s most powerful politician to assume formal office and exposing a struggle for control of Polish conservatism.
Capsized Cattle Ship: New Zealand Suspends Cow Exports
Animal rights activists said the move did not go far enough. The carcasses of dozens of cows have been spotted in the water, and most of the crew of 43 is feared dead.
France Prohibits a Bird Hunting Technique, 41 Years After an E.U. Ban
The country has suspended the use of glue traps, which conservationists say are cruel to animals and harm the environment.