Unruly critters on flights leads Delta to crack down on service animals January 23, 2018 Nervous airline passengers who needed comfort from their turkeys, gliding possums, snakes, spiders and others have forced Delta Airlines to crack down on allowing… Continue Reading
Man who ate sushi almost every day hospitalized after 5 foot long tapeworm wriggles out January 22, 2018 A California man’s emergency room visit after discovering a tapeworm wriggling out of his body was likely caused by his daily sushi habit, according… Continue Reading
Best anti-Trump signs worn by animals at the Women’s March January 20, 2018 Can we get him on a cover?! #WomensMarchNYC #WomensMarch2018 #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/nD8AhpY0aa — Marielena Alcaraz (@M_alcarazrios) January 20, 2018 Climate change is real! #WomensMarch #scicomm… Continue Reading
Vancouver Aquarium citing “new era” will stop displaying whales, dolphins January 18, 2018 One of the world’s top aquariums, the Vancouver Aquarium, has announced it will stop displaying whales and dolphins in its popular exhibit. Just one… Continue Reading
Just a bear going to the drive-thru to eat ice cream for his birthday January 17, 2018 It’s Berkley the Bear’s first birthday and to celebrate, he’s taking a trip to get ice cream. His favourite flavour? Peanut butter, of course…. Continue Reading
Here’s why owls are dying around illegal marijuana farms in California January 17, 2018 The anticoagulant rodenticide, a poison aimed at, you guessed it, rats, has long been documented to have negative effects on other wildlife which get… Continue Reading
What do poor people need? According to Pope Francis, it’s a trip to the circus January 16, 2018 Animal rights activists say Pope Francis’ way of giving to the poor, by taking them to a day at the circus, is the wrong… Continue Reading
In Switzerland, no more boiling live lobsters and no shipping them in ice January 12, 2018 Animal welfare advocates have been pushing for decades to get the Swiss government to ban the culinary practice of throwing live lobsters into boiling…. Continue Reading
Man arrested over spate of cat killings in Northampton, UK January 10, 2018 Last week, we wrote about the so-called Croydon cat killer, also dubbed the MI-5 killer who is believed to have been responsible for as many… Continue Reading
Do animals commit suicide? Disturbing anecdotes and now empirical evidence support it as real thing January 9, 2018 Psychology Today has just published a piece about evidence which could answer a disturbing question: do animals have the ability to rationalize their situation… Continue Reading
