Will the Mute Swans in New York be killed for being members of the wrong species?
In December of 2013 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) approved a plan to eradicate all free living Mute Swans from the […] Read more
China lifts its requirement for animal testing of some cosmetics
Last week China changed its law that previously required animal testing on all cosmetics produced or sold there. A new rule no longer requires animal […] Read more
Reducing wild animal deaths on roads
Collisions on roads between cars and deers have been reduced by 90% in Austria due to poles on roads which flash and emit sounds when […] Read more
WTO upholds European Union ban on seal products; Canadian government protests decisions made on the basis of morality
The WTO has just upheld the European Union’s seal products ban on moral grounds after it was appealed by the governments of Canada and Norway. […] Read more
Animals killed at zoos: a bear cub is killed in a Swiss zoo; Marius the giraffe and four lions are killed at the Copenhagen Zoo
A healthy young bear cub was killed last month at the Dählhölzli zoo in Bern, Switzerland.1 The cub, known as Baby Bear Three, had been […] Read more
Animal Ethics discussed on Our Hen House podcast
Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House were in Basel, Switzerland recently for “The Animal Turn and the Law” conference. While they were […] Read more
The massive killing of grey squirrels in Europe continues
Massive killings of grey squirrels have been taking place in Europe in recent years based on claims that their population growth has caused a reduction […] Read more
