WASHINGTON – Threatened with a series of state laws cracking down on cramped cages, the egg industry on Thursday said it would agree to seek federal regulation to improve conditions for egg-laying hens. In an unusual move, the United Egg Producers announced the effort in a joint appearance with the Humane Society of the United…
By Mickey Z., Planet Green Five of the eight species of tuna would not be in danger of extinction (according to the latest Red List of Threatened Species, compiled by the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature) if humans didn’t kill and eat them. Thus, in that spirit, I present … six…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Four former workers at a North Carolina testing lab have been indicted on felony animal cruelty charges, following an animal rights group’s undercover investigation that captured video images of animals being hit, kicked and thrown, officials said Wednesday. Gates County District Attorney Frank Parrish said Christine Clement and Tracy Small were indicted…
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea will impose tougher penalties including possible prison terms for cruelty to animals following a highly publicised case, the government said Monday. Under a revision to the animal protection law, people who mistreat pets will face a jail term of up to one year or a maximum fine of 10 million…
SOFIA (AFP) – The record low levels of the Danube this summer have caused a drastic drop in bird populations along the Bulgarian and Romanian stretch of the river, environmental group WWF said Tuesday. A week-long WWF bird watching expedition at the end of June counted 3,145 pairs of nesting birds — herons, cormorants, spoonbils…
SAN FRANCISCO – Conservation groups and federal fisheries managers have settled a lawsuit seeking to spur the government to finalize its plan for creating a large protection zone for endangered leatherback sea turtles off the Pacific coast of the U.S. The settlement filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to…