This year, the world has come face to face with the consequences of how we treat animals and our environment. From isolation to job loss, COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our daily lives and how we experience the world. Most people know that Coronavirus is a zoonotic disease, meaning that it spreads between […]
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Petition: Mink on Wisconsin Fur Farm Test Positive for COVID-19
Mink on a fur farm in Wisconsin have just tested positive for the coronavirus, raising more public health concerns regarding the fur industry. Nine mink tested positive and several hundred have died at a farm in Taylor County, Wisconsin, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. This was the first COVID-19 outbreak among mink in […]
Petition: Half Million Sharks Could be Killed for the Coronavirus Vaccine
Conservationists warn that up to half a million sharks could be killed to produce the coronavirus vaccine. Sharks produce squalene, the natural oil in their livers, that’s used in vaccines around the world. Squalene is used to create a stronger immune response in the vaccine, therefore increasing its efficacy. GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company, uses squalene […]
Petition: Tuberculosis Among Captive Elephants is a Threat
Over 60 captive elephants have been confirmed as infected with a human strain of tuberculosis (TB) since the mid-1990s. Many have died from the disease. It’s time to end elephant captivity to help stop the spread of TB. According to National Geographic reporting, an estimate of 5 to 6 percent of 400 elephants in US […]
Activists sue ministers over release of game birds for shooting
Conservationists are suing the UK government over the release of millions of game birds on to land that is home to rare and threatened species. The campaign group Wild Justice has accused ministers of breaching their legal duties to protect sites of high conservation value in England by failing to control the use of large […]
Tories bail out ‘barbaric fox hunters’ with £50,000 cash to survive coronavirus crisis
A Tory council has given £50,000 to support despised hunters through the Covid crisis. MPs and campaigners have slammed Shropshire County Council’s “disgraceful” use of public funds. While the businesses receiving funds are drag hunts, they are surrounded by controversy. The council has declined to disclose hunts involved – classed as businesses under the Government’s […]
In search of the ‘forest ghost,’ South America’s cryptic giant armadillo
Arnaud Desbiez leads a team of biologists, but their work is more reminiscent of that of paleontologists. They trek through the Brazilian biomes of the Cerrado grasslands, the Atlantic Forest, and the Pantanal wetlands, looking for any indication of the presence of an animal rarely seen despite its size: the giant armadillo. “It’s basically a […]
Petition: Coronavirus Grants and Loans Used for Stag Hunts Instead of Funding Struggling Businesses
According to the Independent, a stag hunt in the UK received a £10,000 grant and a £50,000 loan from funds that were made for businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus. Source: BJHoldsworth/Youtube According to a hunt report, Devon and Somerset Staghounds is one of the multiple hunts that received funding from government programs during […]
