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...
Shannon Landry, pet brand manager at Packaged Facts, an agency that provides consumer marketing research on food and beverages, pet products and services, demographics, and financial services, recently participated in a panel discussion on pet food sustainability at the Petfood Forum, a premier conference for professionals in the pet food and treat industry. Packaged Facts, based in Rockville, Maryland, is a brand of The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, a premier international business research...
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...
A random review of social media platforms will reveal hundreds, if not thousands, of supposedly funny videos shared by owners of a humiliated pet using the clunky Elizabethan collar, also known as the Elizabethan cone, E-collar, or Cone of Shame. Pets can be seen in these videos knocking into furniture, struggling to eat, running in circles, or just looking forlorn. This humiliation could soon be a thing of the past, however. KeraVet Bio, maker of...
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...
The Center for the Environment and Welfare has set the cat among the pigeons by releasing an advertisement featuring Edwin Sayres, former chief executive officer of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and current CEW senior adviser. In the brief video, released on Wednesday, Sayres explains that national animal charities, such as the ASPCA and The Humane Society of the United States, are not affiliated with local pet shelters and those...
