MANILA: The Philippine’s government has said it will ensure the welfare of an elephant currently held at the Manila Zoo. The Palace made the statement after UK rockstar Morissey called on President Benigno Aquino III to allow the elephant to go into retirement. Animal rights groups have also called for the animal’s release, after documentation [...]
Iconic French film star and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has asked German authorities to allow her to switch places with jailed Sea Shepherd Conservation Society chief Paul Watson, who was arrested and jailed in Germany. “I have always supported Paul Watson, my brother in arms,” she said in a statement. Watson, the Canadian national [...]
Bird-watching, a popular hobby around the world, can present significant economic opportunities for countries through sustainable tourism, the United Nations environment agency said today, stressing that States should increase efforts to support this growing industry. “Birding plays a significant and growing part in the tourism industry, and creates direct and indirect economic benefits for many [...]
LAGOS: Strewn on the ground, their tusks ripped crudely from their bodies, over 200 elephants have been discovered murdered in Cameroon since the beginning of the year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said. It revealed that the culprits were a group of Sudanese poachers, who slaughtered the elephants in the Bouba Ndjida National [...]
LONDON: A German man has been arrested at the Munich International Airport after customs officials discovered 49 live lizards in his bag, which he said were to be cooked and eaten. Striking anger in animal rights groups in the country, the man, identified as a 28-year-old returning from Oman, offered to bit the head off [...]
JAKARTA: Britain’s Morrissey has, in a letter, called on the Indonesian government to immediately close a zoo in Eastern Java known for its animal abuses. The zoo has seen hundreds of animals die and others disappear in mysterious circumstances in recent years, which has left the global animal rights community in a fury. The former [...]
It’s not about religion, or at least it shouldn’t be. As British Muslims and Jews deride recent calls for an end to halal slaughter – the slitting of the throat of an animal before being slaughtered – let us look at why ending this practice would be good for the animals, and the globe. It [...]
British Muslims are battling over animal rights and calls for an end to halal slaughter in the country. It comes on the heels of a push to end the Jewish and Muslim traditional means of slitting an animals throat in order to allow the blood to flow completely out of the animals body. Professor Bill [...]
Fires along the southern Nepal border with India have devastated local forest ecosystems in both Nepal and India which has seen massive wildlife losses, officials in Kathmandu said. According to government officials, some 70 percent of Nepal’s Bardiya National Park has been consumed by fire in the past few days. “We are working around the [...]
Spain’s King Juan Carlos faces overwhelming public scorn following an extravagant elephant hunting trip to Botswana earlier this month. Juan Carlos, an honorary president of World Wildlife Spain, had his private trip publicized when he was flown back to Madrid for medical attention after reportedly slipping and fracturing his hip. Hundreds of thousands voiced their [...]
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, India’s environment and forest minister has banned photography of the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered species here, during the breeding season. A statement issued by a ministry of the union ministry for environment and forests (MoEF) has warned that any photography in the natural breeding zones of these animals [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Animal rights activists across Southeast Asia have called on their respective governments to end dog-fighting after 8 South Korean nationals were arrested in the Philippines after running an illegal dog fighting ring in the country. Police said on Sunday they had rescued some 300 pitbulls. “It is wrong and disgusting that people still [...]
Australians want blood. And they want a lot of it after four people on Australia’s west coast were killed by sharks in the past 7 months. The idea is that these attacks are the work of one shark who has developed a taste for human flesh. However, as Australia’s continue to mount a witch hunt [...]
The murder has begun again. A number of animal rights organizations have reported Canadian seal hunters are now, as of March 22, able to club to death innocent baby harp seals in Northern Canada, despite growing calls against the practice the government maintains is part of a cultural tradition. “Sealers ambushed the pristine nursery with [...]
DUBAI: Some 50 leading international suppliers of the latest veterinary technology, supplements, vaccines and instruments are to be on show in Dubai next month as part of the largest veterinary industry event in the Middle East. The expo and conference is to run from April 2 through 4 under the host, VET Middle East, and [...]
DAKAR: The fight to save elephants from ivory poachers in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida national park has reached new, deadly levels, with at least two people killed and about 400 elephants slaughtered since January, rights group say. A poacher, a soldier and 10 elephants were killed in one clash alone last week, when Cameroonian troops intervened [...]
It’s World Vegan Day today, November 1, and what better way than to celebrate by eliminating animal products from the diet. Not only is it a great way to show your appreciation for fellow living beings, it will surprise how easy and tasty vegan eating can be. There are always arguments for and against going [...]
An infant gorilla that was rescued from poachers last week is now on his way to recovery at the Virunga National Park. The baby gorilla was rescued in an undercover operation where rangers from the park posed as potential buyers seeking to purchase a baby gorilla. Police from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DNC) aided [...]
CAIRO: Animal welfare groups in Egypt are crying foul and demanding a government explanation over the poisoning of cats and dogs in two separate locations over the past few days that has seen scores of animals dead. At the Shooting Club in Dokki – a popular club in the Cairo suburb – the Egyptians Society [...]
AUCKLAND: The Forest and Bird Conservation Organization, in a recent press release, said the hundreds of dead birds found along the Bay of Plenty coastline as a result of the Rena oil spill represent just a fraction of the affected wildlife. Forest and Bird is New Zealand’s largest independent conservation organization that works to preserve [...]
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