In a rare display of political unity, President Trump signed a bipartisan bill that, for the first time, makes acts of animal cruelty a federal crime punishable with fines and up to seven years in prison. The bill, called the… Read More »President Trump Signs Federal Animal Cruelty Bill into Law
Power lines and electrified fences are killing birds, monkeys, pangolins and even elephants in surprising numbers. South Africa is a country of ranches, farms, reserves and national parks, many surrounded by miles of electric fencing. The fencing keeps out unwanted… Read More »A Rising Threat to Wildlife: Electrocution
When I chatted on Skype with a friend in Pakistan he lifted his cat greeting me with its sweet face. I was touched by the rosy nose and asked my friend if it was a she or a he cat.… Read More »Hilde Jacobs on Animal Cruelty in Pakistan
A club-and-machete wielding mob in Indonesia butchered nearly 300 crocodiles in an act of revenge after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles. Images from the scene showed dozens of dead crocodiles lying on top of each… Read More »Indonesians Kill 300 Crocodiles as Revenge After One of Them was Killed
The Punjab Wildlife Department in March 2020 confiscated hundreds of sparrows and released them, as well as fining bird trappers Rs 50,000. The department has been alternating its focus between protecting wildlife in forests and markets where illegal traders of… Read More »District Wildlife Officer Rizwana Aziz Clamps Down on Sparrow Trappers
Jane Goodall speaks at the Securing a Sustainable Future for the Amazon, during the World Economic Forum in Davos. World-renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall says the coronavirus pandemic was caused by humanity’s disregard for nature and disrespect for animals. Goodall,… Read More »Jane Goodall Says `disrespect for animals’ caused Pandemic
Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime. By Oliver Whang Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal Feb. 7, 2020/ New York Times Sitting in his basement, below the crowded dirt roads of Wazirabad village, Mohammad Saud leaned over… Read More »Meet the Bird Medics of New Delhi
If you are going to end another life, at least end it mercifully. by Margaret Renkyl Nov. 18, 2019/ New York Times Walden’s Puddle, a nonprofit wildlife rescue organization in a rural area of Nashville, recently posted a set of… Read More »How Not to Kill an Animal
A pet store owner feeds a caged parrot. With the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic forcing the government to restrict people to their homes in the garrison city, it has also taken a toll on hundreds of animals housed in the… Read More »Lockdown Leaves Dozens of Pets Trapped
The Hunza wildlife magistrate in Jan 2020 awarded eight months imprisonment to a man for illegally hunting two Himalayan ibex cubs. The Gilgit-Baltistan wildlife department had seized the carcasses of ibex cubs during the inspection of a vehicle at Ganesh… Read More »Eight Months Jail for Killing 2 Ibex Cubs
