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Boehringer Ingelheim ties up with Indian firm to reach Tier 2 cities

Staff ReporterAugust 25, 20246 min

Boehringer Ingelheim India has entered into a strategic partnership with Vvaan Lifesciences Pvt Ltd to distribute its pet parasiticide portfolio in Tier 2 cities of the country. The collaboration, an initiative under Boehringer Ingelheim India’s animal health accelerated growth plan, marks a significant step in expanding the company’s reach and enhancing customer value in the animal health sector. India’s pet health market is currently worth around €115 million ($129 million, or Rs1,078 crore). According to...

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The Eco-Logical View, by Manjul

Staff ReporterAugust 18, 20249 min

Manjul ranks among the leading cartoonists of the world today. Besides his sharp commentary on Indian and global politics and on social issues in India, Manjul produces a cartoon series that deals exclusively with environmental issues. This series, titled Eco-Logical, is meant for his subscribers on Patreon. As you may observe when you go through the selection of cartoons from the Eco-Logical series presented here, deforestation, global warming, and mindless, out-of-control “development” in cahoots with...

All About Pets

Actress Kaley Cuoco joins 12th Remember Me Thursday

Staff ReporterAugust 15, 20249 min

In a little over a month, animal lovers worldwide will unite for the 12th annual Remember Me Thursday. Observed each year on the fourth Thursday in September, the campaign sees celebrities join with animal welfare organizations and other proponents of kindness to animals to become an integrated online voice advocating help for orphan pets. This year, actress and animal welfare advocate Kaley Cuoco is lending her voice as the campaign’s newest luminary. Animal lovers across...

WaterWorld Wild & Wonderful

Wild Florida welcomes third baby albino alligator

Staff ReporterAugust 11, 20244 min

Wild Florida, a venture that aims to preserve one of the few pieces of private property on Lake Cypress in the headwaters of the Everglades in central Florida in the southeastern USA and is positioned as a destination to connect with nature, has announced the hatching of a rare albino alligator at its Gator Park. The latest addition to the reserve’s wild and exotic animal family followed a careful 60-day incubation period led by Wild...

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Dechra Pharma to acquire veterinary therapeutics company Invetx

Staff ReporterAugust 11, 20247 min

Novo Holdings A/S, an international life sciences investor, has announced that its portfolio company, Invetx, will be acquired by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, an international veterinary pharmaceuticals business, for up to $520 million in total consideration on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Invetx creates novel, protein-based animal health therapeutics to transform standards of care in veterinary medicine. With its best-in-class, fully integrated discovery development and commercial manufacturing platform, Invetx leverages biotechnologies validated for human health to create...

Flying Club Wild & Wonderful

China, Japan teamwork reviving crested ibis population

Staff ReporterAugust 4, 20246 min

The crested ibis (scientific name Nipponia nippon), also known as the Asian or Japanese crested ibis, or toki, is a species cherished by the peoples of northeast Asia, who consider it the “bird of good fortune”. That belief did not, however, help the large bird with the distinctive red head and white plumes on the nape of the neck, and by the late 1970s, the crested ibis was practically extinct in its former range of...

WaterWorld Wild & Wonderful

New study reveals sharks’ role in keeping oceans healthy

Staff ReporterAugust 3, 20246 min

Sharks are to the oceans as tigers are to the jungles, as the presence of both apex predators not only signifies the health of their respective environments, but also helps to maintain it. A new study, published on Thursday in the journal Science, suggests shark conservation must go beyond merely protecting them and must prioritize protecting their ecological roles. The largest sharks of many of the biggest species, such as tiger sharks and great whites,...

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British ban on export of live animals comes into force

Staff ReporterAugust 1, 20244 min

The ban on exporting live animals from Great Britain for fattening and slaughter has come into effect from last week, the website FarmingUK.com reported. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act, brought in by the previous Conservative Party government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and passed by Parliament in May, applies to journeys from, and transit journeys through, Britain to destinations outside the U.K., the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. Northern Ireland, which has...

Grounded Wild & Wonderful

Panda pair to make public debut at San Diego Zoo on Aug 8

Staff ReporterJuly 26, 20245 min

The panda pair that arrived at the San Diego Zoo in California, USA, from China earlier this summer will make their eagerly awaited public debut on August 8, the zoo has announced. The two are the first pandas to enter the USA in 21 years. “We are delighted to introduce Yun Chuan [pronounced yoon chu-an] and Xin Bao [pronounced sing bao] to our San Diego Zoo community,” said Paul Baribault, president and chief executive officer...

All About Pets

Startup Arterra’s dog supplements now available on Amazon

Staff ReporterJuly 21, 20245 min

Pioneering dog supplements brand Arterra, based in Austin, Texas, USA, has announced that its products are now available on Amazon. In a press release, the company said this is part of Arterra’s mission to make premium, veterinarian-formulated wellness and longevity supplements accessible to dog owners everywhere. Arterra’s adult and senior formulae are crafted to support healthy ageing and enhance longevity in dogs. With 63 premium, science-backed ingredients, these formulae promote overall wellness of dogs by...

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