Soon, you may be able to go ahead and have that milk shake or beef steak without feeling guilty about pushing the world along the path to climate doom. Elanco Animal Health Inc (NYSE: ELAN) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient, and determined that the product meets safety and efficacy requirements for use in lactating dairy cattle. “This...
While there has been some success in combating the illicit trade in some iconic wildlife species, and cross-border cooperation and recognition of wildlife crimes have improved, the magnitude of the problem remains large, with around 4,000 various plant and animal species being seized between 2015 and 2021, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime reported in Vienna, Austria, earlier this month. “The global scope and scale of wildlife crime remain substantial as the seizures indicate...
According to a new marketing research report published by Meticulous Research, the market for veterinary active pharmaceutical ingredients is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.7% from 2024 to reach $15.84 billion, or Rs1.31 lakh crore, by 2031. Veterinary active pharmaceutical ingredients refer to the essential compounds used to formulate animal pharmaceuticals/veterinary drugs. These ingredients are the biologically active components responsible for the therapeutic effects in animals when they receive medical...
A new global foundation, ‘Ocean us’, was launched last week with a “game-changing plan” to rebuild the world’s depleted oceans. Its message is that conservation alone is not enough to reverse the planetary impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. The initiative was developed over five years with the conviction that only science, together with an empowered society, can lead this planetary repair, ‘Ocean us’ said in a press statement. The initiative is supported by...
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has passed its long-awaited $1.5 trillion Farm Bill, including what the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals had called dangerous provisions that would directly hit “billions of farm animals, dogs, cats, and other animals”. The ASPCA denounced passage of the House Farm Bill, which it says would overturn existing state and local animal welfare laws, with disastrous consequences for farm animals and higher-welfare farmers. Additionally, it says,...
Britain’s Parliament has passed the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill, which bans the live export of farm animals for fattening and slaughter from the country. The legislation, introduced in December, fulfils a five-decade long-standing commitment to enhance animal welfare standards and leverages the regulatory freedoms gained after Britain pulled out of the European Union in 2020. The bill specifically prohibits the export of cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats, among other livestock, for these purposes. While...
The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force, one of the USA’s largest animal-rescue and disaster-response teams, rescued 22 dogs, including several pups ranging in age from five days to six months old, from Coonies Coonhounds, an unlicensed breeder in Gasconade County, Missouri, on Thursday. The emergency rescue was prompted by concern from the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office. The task force removed the dogs under a warrant. The dogs, mostly large-breed Coonhound mixes, were...
Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department last week released 1,426 Indian flat-shelled turtles (Lissemys punctate) into the Musurumilli reservoir on the outskirts of Rampachodavaram in Alluri Sitarama Raju district. Two individuals were arrested in the operation, which highlights the continuing scourge of turtle smuggling in India. Officers of the Folkspeta Forest Range seized 1,589 turtles from the duo on May 16, but only 1,426 were found to be still alive. The remaining 163 had...
The recent death of a beloved dog named Kalu has deeply affected the community of Bahadurpur village in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Kalu, who had been an integral part of the village for the past decade, was adopted by the Umale family. His death led to an outpouring of grief from the villagers, who organized a funeral procession that mirrored human rituals. The procession included a decorated jeep, flower petals, and a band, showing...
As many as 39 flamingos were killed in Bombay after an Emirates flight from Dubai coming in to land at the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport flew into a flock of the birds. The Boeing 777 aircraft, with more than 300 passengers on board, made a safe landing. The birds had no such luck. “The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked without injury,” a spokesperson for the airline told BBC. “However,...
