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#stalking
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences?

Stalking offences in England and Wales have surged over the past decade, with significant increases in every region.
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago
London politics

Police record nearly fiftyfold rise in stalking offences in England and Wales in past decade

Stalking offences in England and Wales have surged due to increased recognition and technology, with over 135,000 recorded last year.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences?

Stalking offences in England and Wales have surged over the past decade, with significant increases in every region.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

Police record nearly fiftyfold rise in stalking offences in England and Wales in past decade

Stalking offences in England and Wales have surged due to increased recognition and technology, with over 135,000 recorded last year.
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them

Chris Gifford felt a fang sink into his skin and thought, 'I'm going to die.' He realized he needed to start a timer immediately.
Pets
US news
fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago

Birute Galdikas, authority on orangutans, has died. She was one of 'Leakey's Angels.'

Biruté Galdikas dedicated her life to studying orangutans in Borneo, overcoming immense challenges to conduct groundbreaking research.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 5 people; nearly 20 animals die in fire

Russian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine resulted in five deaths, 36 injuries, and the destruction of a veterinary clinic, killing nearly 20 animals.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

Research suggests people who feel more empathy for dogs than humans aren't broken - their empathy is fully intact, it's just been directed toward the only available recipient that has never weaponized it, and a person whose empathy has been weaponized enough times eventually stops handing it to anyone who could do it again - Silicon Canals

Empathy can be selective, often directed more towards animals than humans due to psychological and biological factors.
Dining
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Woke scientists want photos of ANIMALS on menus to put diners off meat

Adding photos of animals to menus increases the likelihood of diners choosing vegetarian options over meat dishes.
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Britain has just 20 years to save its wildlife, experts warn

'Our results show that the next 20 years are critical,' lead author Dr Rob Cooke told the Daily Mail. 'By around 2050, we reach a point where the choices we make on emissions and land use will largely determine whether Britain moves towards a much more degraded or a much more nature‑positive future.'
Environment
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Hundreds of my abusers are still out there, says victim as grooming inquiry launched

Grooming gangs exploited young girls, with many perpetrators remaining unpunished despite some convictions.
Pets
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Dogs and People: Stories of Redemption and Mutual Rescue

Canine redemption narratives shape perceptions of mutual rescue between humans and dogs, reflecting broader themes of responsibility and redemption in society.
#reproductive-rights
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
Media industry

Debate erupts over wolves in captivity after animal park euthanises entire pack

The Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism and the need for on-ground reporting in critical societal issues.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Trail-hunting set to be banned in landmark crackdown

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible reporting without paywalls.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Debate erupts over wolves in captivity after animal park euthanises entire pack

The Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism and the need for on-ground reporting in critical societal issues.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Trail-hunting set to be banned in landmark crackdown

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible reporting without paywalls.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Harrowing': Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia

Tropical Cyclone Narelle caused devastation along Ningaloo coastline, leaving thousands of dead turtles, fish, and seabirds on Graveyards beach.
#wolf-euthanasia
Pets
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Adopters say they weren't warned before pack of wolves was euthanised

Animal lovers were not informed before a pack of adopted wolves was euthanized due to severe aggression and injuries among them.
Pets
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Scientists explain why entire pack of wolves needed to be euthanised

An entire pack of wolves was euthanised due to severe aggression and deteriorating quality of life, despite public outcry for alternatives.
Pets
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Adopters say they weren't warned before pack of wolves was euthanised

Animal lovers were not informed before a pack of adopted wolves was euthanized due to severe aggression and injuries among them.
Pets
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Scientists explain why entire pack of wolves needed to be euthanised

An entire pack of wolves was euthanised due to severe aggression and deteriorating quality of life, despite public outcry for alternatives.
#animal-welfare
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
Pets

City Council forms Animal Welfare Caucus to protect animals and make pet ownership more affordable for New Yorkers | amNewYork

Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Animal park euthanises entire wolf pack after vicious infighting

Wildwood animal park euthanised its entire pack of European grey wolves due to severe aggression and life-threatening injuries among the animals.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I just wish they'd let me feed my cats': how council ban made one woman an animal welfare icon

A woman banned from feeding feral cats she cared for 20 years receives overwhelming community support after a neighboring business complained to the council about cat feces.
Pets
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

City Council forms Animal Welfare Caucus to protect animals and make pet ownership more affordable for New Yorkers | amNewYork

New York City Council establishes Animal Welfare Caucus to advance humane treatment of animals and make pet ownership more affordable for city residents.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why Seven Dogs Escaping Captivity Gives Hope to Us All

Resilience and leadership can emerge from unexpected sources, as demonstrated by a group of dogs navigating challenges together.
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

In Her Final Reflections, Jane Goodall Issues a Warning: "Without Hope, We Fall Into Apathy"

Somebody sent to this world to try to give people hope in dark times, because without hope, we fall into apathy and do nothing, and in the dark times that we are living in now, if people don't have hope, we're doomed. How can we bring little children into this dark world we've created and let them be surrounded by people who've given up?
Writing
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Why I Left Health Tech to Fix Our Broken Pet Adoption System

Neglected industries with real pain points and low software adoption offer better opportunities for founders than crowded, well-funded markets with established competition.
Pets
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Baby mountain lion orphaned and left to starve in Southern California is rescued

A rescued baby mountain lion named Crimson requires intensive care and monitoring after losing toes and being orphaned in Southern California.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Healthy hedgehogs are best left in the wild | Letters

Hedgehogs are wild animals that should not be kept as pets; they thrive best in their natural habitat.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Dog owners now face unlimited fines under new laws aimed at protecting farm animals

The UK implemented stricter livestock protection laws increasing penalties for dog owners from £1,000 to unlimited fines, with police authority to detain dogs suspected of attacking farm animals.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Maryland man receives 20-year sentence for pet crematorium scam

A man was sentenced to 20 years for defrauding pet owners by returning rocks instead of ashes from his fake crematorium.
#veterinary-care
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Reforms must be fair tovets and pet owners | Letters

Increased veterinary costs and reduced services threaten the availability of essential pet care for owners.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Profit prioritised over welfare': UK's premier exotic animal hospital to close

The UK's premier parrot surgery is closing due to a corporate buyout, raising concerns about the future of avian care.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Reforms must be fair tovets and pet owners | Letters

Increased veterinary costs and reduced services threaten the availability of essential pet care for owners.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Profit prioritised over welfare': UK's premier exotic animal hospital to close

The UK's premier parrot surgery is closing due to a corporate buyout, raising concerns about the future of avian care.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

New NYC Council caucus must crack down on animal sacrifices after number of 'horrific cases': Queens pol

A Queens councilwoman joins a new animal welfare caucus to push for stricter laws against ritualistic animal sacrifice, which has plagued her district.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock bloodlust'

Germany's parliament passed legislation allowing wolf hunting to address growing populations and livestock attacks, with voting split along political lines.
#animal-cruelty
Pets
fromLady Freethinker
6 days ago

Detroit Police Appoint First Officer Dedicated to Animal Cruelty Cases

Detroit Police Department has appointed its first officer dedicated to investigating animal cruelty cases.
Pets
fromLady Freethinker
6 days ago

Detroit Police Appoint First Officer Dedicated to Animal Cruelty Cases

Detroit Police Department has appointed its first officer dedicated to investigating animal cruelty cases.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

His animal rescue owed millions to a former worker. Rather than pay, feds say he hatched a plan to kidnap her

They've got 'em,' the man said. He showed Grillo a photo of a zip tied couple, duct tape over the woman's mouth, according to a federal indictment. But the plan had hit a snag, he said. The kidnappers needed another $10,000. Unbeknownst to Grillo as he wrote out the check was that this was all part of an FBI sting.
Los Angeles
Pets
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Dogs, Cats, and Other Nonhumans Are Not 'Just Animals'

A new book challenges speciesist narratives and promotes deeper respect for animals as sentient beings with powerful social bonds.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Will it save dogs or impede key health research? Two views of Ontario's Bill 75 | CBC News

Ontario's Bill 75 proposes banning invasive medical research on cats and dogs with limited veterinary exemptions, sparking debate between researchers concerned about cardiovascular disease studies and animal rights advocates supporting the restrictions.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany makes wolf-hunting legal again

We have several thousand wolf attacks on grazing animals every year. That means an agonizing death. If you want to preserve grazing livestock farming, you have to reduce the population.
Germany news
Pets
fromNature
1 week ago

A Career in Wildlife Medicine Is Its Own Reward | Blog | Nature | PBS

Working as a Licensed Veterinary Technician at a zoo is rewarding, combining joy and challenges while contributing to wildlife conservation.
fromNature
1 month ago

The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next?

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies on dogs should be slashed by 2030. The long-term vision is 'a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but exceptional circumstances'.
Science
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Family of grandmother who died from rabies tell jury of loss and devastation'

A grandmother died from rabies after being scratched by a stray dog in Morocco, prompting her family to urge public awareness about seeking immediate medical care for animal bites abroad.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

Hero-villain narratives in ecology oversimplify complex ecological stories and inappropriately impose human moral frameworks onto non-moral natural processes and species.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on vets: there is nothing cuddly about this under-regulated market | Editorial

The Competition and Markets Authority found that consumers have overpaid roughly £1 billion in veterinary fees over five years, highlighting a significant issue in the market.
Pets
Public health
fromFortune
1 month ago

72 tigers died in 2 Thai zoos over 10 days, but authorities tell humans not to worry | Fortune

Seventy-two tigers died from canine distemper virus, not bird flu, posing no known human health risk, though authorities monitor exposed individuals.
Pets
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Plan to round up millions of dogs sparks 'global health' warning

India's Supreme Court-ordered mega shelter plan for stray dogs risks creating a public health disaster by concentrating diseased animals in high-density facilities, potentially triggering zoonotic disease outbreaks with global consequences.
US politics
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How ICE Is Disrupting the Human-Animal Bond

Abrupt immigration enforcement severs human-animal bonds, causing lasting trauma, abandoned pets, and reluctance to seek veterinary care.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals and the Need for Reform

Countless millions of nonhuman animals (animals) of all sorts are used in a diverse array of laboratory research. Their treatment varies from being unspeakably inhumanely abused to being treated with kindness, depending on the questions at hand and the values and attitudes of the researchers themselves. The lives of these animals truly are hidden, and most people are incredulous when they learn that laboratory rats and mice still are not considered "animals" under the current federal Animal Welfare Act.
Science
US news
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Woman whose dogs killed Diane Whipple denied parole for third time

Marjorie Knoller was denied parole for the third time and will be 73 when next eligible.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Some dog food can have worse environmental impact than their owners' meals

Wet, raw and meat-rich dog foods can generate up to 65 times more greenhouse gas emissions than dry food, significantly increasing the sector's climate impact.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

The truth behind wildlife tourism

Wildlife tourism in Kenya and Tanzania threatens migration corridors and Maasai land rights, requiring integrated approaches to reconcile conservation, community livelihoods and economic benefits.
Science
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

It's Time to Celebrate Animal Sentience and Stop Squabbling

Many nonhuman animals, including insects, are sentient and experience emotions such as joy and pain, and sentience should be recognized broadly.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Marineland issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park | CBC News

Marineland will euthanize 30 belugas and four dolphins unless Canada approves export permits to send them to U.S. aquariums.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Government urged to make reckless' act of trail hunting illegal

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK politics
Environment
fromFortune
1 month ago

Animal behavioralists saved a rhino with bleeding eyes by giving it eye drops, in a "ridiculous idea" gone right | Fortune

Voluntary training allowed caretakers to safely administer eyedrops to an endangered white rhino in Zimbabwe, preserving vision and protecting a community reintroduction program.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Labour MPs plan to oppose move to restrict protest at animal testing sites

Ministers propose reclassifying life-science facilities as key infrastructure to criminalize disruptive protests, prompting cross-party opposition over civil liberties and limited parliamentary scrutiny.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'You can't cut costs with animal welfare': The British zoos fighting for survival

Jersey's Durrell Zoo faces severe financial strain, risking closure within three years and forcing conservation and animal care cuts despite rising sector-wide budget pressures.
Science
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

9 natural disaster warning signs animals display before humans notice anything wrong - Silicon Canals

Animals often detect imminent natural disasters through subtle environmental cues and flee before humans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Leadbeater said MPs were angry that a small handful of peers could talk out a bill that had been backed by a majority in the Commons. I think the government should listen to that. I think they've got a duty to listen to that, she said. I worry about the reputation of the House of Lords, who nobody elected. And they should not have the power to try and block something that has been voted for by people who were democratically elected, she said.
UK politics
Environment
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Rewilding Rejects the We're-So-Special Exceptionalism

Rewilding requires rehabilitating human hearts, overcoming self-centeredness, and treating nature with compassion so ecosystems and nonhuman lives can flourish.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Holy cow! Cattle may be a lot smarter than we thought

The 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow lives in the village of Notsch at the foot of the Carinthia mountains in southern Austria. She's kept as a pet by a local farmer, and can roam her meadow to her heart's delight. Like many other pets, she likes to have her back scratched. If no friendly humans are around to do the job, that's not a problem Veronika uses a brush or stick to do it herself.
Science
Science
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

5 unlikely animal friendships that prove connection has no species barrier - Silicon Canals

Animals form deep, unexpected interspecies bonds that transcend instinct, demonstrating that genuine connection can override species boundaries and learned categories.
Pets
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I'm Considering Doing Something Wildly Elitist to Keep Our Cat Alive

Cat dental surgery may cost $800–$2,000; untreated dental disease will worsen, impair eating, and adoption entails ongoing financial responsibility.
Pets
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Inspection is gruesome, and vet's license is revoked. Pet owner cautions, 'Don't stay silent'

A California veterinarian surrendered his license after inspections found severe unsanitary conditions, botched procedures, numerous violations, and deceased neonatal puppies stored improperly.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member, survey shows

Pet loss can trigger prolonged grief disorder (PGD) with identical symptoms and rates comparable to many human bereavements, sometimes causing severe, long-lasting impairment.
Pets
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

For Your Pet To Thrive, Listen to What They're Asking of You

A love-centered, consent-based, animal-perspective holistic approach unlocks pets' natural healing, fostering vitality, balance, and empowered human-animal relationships.
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