Over the past couple of decades, dogs have evolved into humans. Well, at least that’s how we think of them now. Some 97% of US pet owners consider dogs (or other pets) part of their families. A majority of dog owners… Read More »Our Hypocrisy Towards Animals
The Southern African nation of Namibia is planning to butcher hundreds of its most majestic animals to feed some of the 1.4 million people, nearly half the country, who are in a hunger crisis amid the worst drought in a… Read More »Namibia Plans to Kill Hundreds of Elephants
When I step out of my apartment in central Istanbul, dogs surround me. One lies dozing across the street. Another has sad eyes that are always looking for food, sympathy or both. They haunt city squares, they wait outside butchers… Read More »4 Million Stray Dogs Inseparable from the Idea of Turkey
The owner of the dog known as “Trooper”, who was abandoned during Hurricane Milton, has been identified and will face prosecution for aggravated animal cruelty. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the news at a press conference, stating that the owner’s… Read More »Punished for Abandoning Dog “Trooper” During Hurricane
In the summer of 2018, off the coast of British Columbia, an orca named Tahlequah gave birth. When the calf died after just half an hour, Tahlequah refused to let go. For more than two weeks, she carried her calf’s… Read More »How Do Animals Respond to Death?
Ed Martin III was 14 years old when he began working at his father’s pet cemetery, and in the decades since he has tended to the graves of innumerable dogs, many cats, flocks of birds, a few monkeys, a lion… Read More »Hartsdale Pet Cemetery North of New York City
For two days in September 2024, a vision of canine paradise emerged in the heart of a city regularly pounded by Russian drones and missiles. Under sunny skies, thousands of dogs of all sizes and shapes reveled at a festival… Read More »Ukranians Keeping Dogs to Avoid Focusing on the Grim Realities of the War
Can you recall a time when chicken would only be eaten on special occasions? Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. You might be horrified to find out that nearly two million chickens are slaughtered for their meat every day… Read More »Two Million Chicken Slaughtered Daily in Australia
Suspicion of foreign espionage, cursive messages in ancient Chinese, a sensitive microchip, and a suspect that could not be stopped at the border. The assistant Mumbai police sub-inspector assigned to the case was scratching his head for answers. But first,… Read More »Chinese Spy Pigeon Finally Set Free in Bombay
Angeles Hollywood stars are not the only celebrities who live in the hills around Los Angeles: Southern California’s mountain lions also make their homes there and are sometimes almost as famous. The animal, also known as a puma or a… Read More »Cougars or Pumas in Southern California
