Animal Welfare
African Lion Deaths Linked to Climate Change
Monday, July 21st, 2008Droughts and downpours exacerbated by climate change allowed two diseases to converge and wipe out large numbers of African lions in 1994 and 2001, according to a new study.
Lions regularly survive outbreaks of canine distemper virus (CDV) and infestations by a tick-borne blood parasite called Babesia. But both normally occur in isolation. In 1994 and 2001, […]
Help Save the Borneo Orangutans
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Last year the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) supporters raised the money to save Nyaru Menteng, the world’s largest orangutan sanctuary, from closure. Thank you so much if you were among those who helped save the lives of hundreds of orangutans.
Stop Shark Finning
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008More than half of the world’s ocean-going sharks are at risk of extinction, a new review concludes. Specialists with IUCN (formerly the World Conservation Union) found that 11 species are on the high-risk list, with five more showing signs of decline. Sharks are particularly affected by over-fishing as they reproduce slowly. The scientists are calling […]
Polar Bear Protection vs Oil
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008The Department of the Interior wants ten more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered species. In the court filing, Assistant Interior Secretary Lyle Laverty tied the delay to “the complexity of the legal and scientific issues,” including the need to review about 670,000 public comments and government reports.
Zoo Awareness Day 2008
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Bank Holiday Monday - 24th March
Are you concerned about Animal Rights? Do you want to do something about the suffering of animals in zoos? Then get involved with Zoo Awareness Day!
Every year the Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) holds Zoo Awareness Day to raise awareness of the suffering of animals in zoos. This is held […]