Animal Welfare

A federal judge ordered Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe to surrender their animals based on claimed violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act.

Eyewitnesses said the bear was wandering around and eating from birdfeeders. It has now been taken to a rehabilitation center.

The bear, known as Jambolina, was forced to perform in a circus for 11 years.

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Kenneth Thweatt left $57,000 to Oakland County Animal Shelter after he died in January from heart disease.

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Lowe, who had a recent court date for a case involving an illegal big cat business in Las Vegas, had faced charges of animal neglect.

They are among a quarter of mammals which have been placed on an official "red list" of endangered species in the country, the first of its kind.

Duchess of Sussex fans flooded the website of a London jewelry designer. 10 percent of funds from hundreds of sales have been given to dog welfare charity, Wild at Heart Foundation.

The organization said wet markets like the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in China, where the novel coronavirus is believe to have originated, are breeding grounds for deadly diseases.

"The longer poor animal welfare practices continue, the greater the risk of zoonotic disease outbreaks becoming more frequent," said Alesia Soltanpanah of World Animal Protection, U.S.

The National Chicken Council said a record-breaking number of wings were eaten over the Super Bowl weekend.

The capital of Hubei province, where the virus was first discovered, has been on lockdown since January 23.

Animals rights groups have condemned the "disgusting" stunt which has caused outrage on social media, highlighting the need for animal welfare laws to be introduced in China.

The trade has placed unprecedented pressure on global donkey populations and even caused them to suffer drastic declines in some countries.

"The management and protection of private wetlands that is incentivized and funded by the sale of American alligator eggs and hides benefits [other] species as well," the state argued in its complaint.

The six-point buck crashed into Griff Henderson's home in Edmond, Oklahoma, through a storm door and wreaked havoc.

The new piece of legislation will allow law enforcement to prosecute people carrying out acts of cruelty against animals. Anyone who breaks the law will face a hefty fine and a jail sentence of up to 7 years.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a number of animal welfare bills into law today, including a ban on the sale of foie gras.

Keiko Napier and Mitchell Galin said Cooper, their Yorkshire Terrier, was in the backyard of their home in Venice, California, when he was struck by a package thrown over their fence by a FedEx delivery driver.

According to the Brandywine Valley chapter of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BVSPCA), the animals were reportedly living in deplorable conditions.

"Dogfighting is a blight on humanity, one that has no place in the Northern District of Florida or anywhere else," Lawrence Keefe, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, said in a press release.

Report from World Animal Protection reveals cruel practices at aquariums and zoos around the world.

Scientists think they have found a way to trace the threatened creature's former habitats.

"Pure psychopathic evil," commented one social media user.

"Our officers have been on the sharp edge of policing as always," authorities said.

Companies show "an almost universal disregard … for improving the treatment of chickens throughout their global supply chains," a report found.

The owner had been raising and selling them without a license.

Direct Action Everywhere has been protesting there for years, but now they can't even come in the parking lot.

"Her legs gave way and she had no energy, so I took her to the surgery. By the time I got her there she was half lifeless," one of the victims said.