Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species
The sudden die-off of more than a hundred Amazonian river dolphins in recent days has prompted fears that rising global heat could be passing the tolerance threshold of species in vulnerable areas. The floating corpses of the endangered mammals, along with thousands of dead fish, have appeared at Lake Tefé where the temperature is now […]
The gruesome story of how Neuralink’s monkeys actually died
Fresh allegations of potential securities fraud have been leveled at Elon Musk over statements he recently made regarding the deaths of primates used for research at Neuralink, his biotech startup. Letters sent to top officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by a medical ethics group call on the agency to investigate Musk’s […]
Britain to ban American XL bully dogs by the end of the year
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said American XL bully dogs would be banned by the end of the year after a man was killed in another suspected attack. The announcement came less than a week after one of the stocky, muscular dogs was involved in an attack on an 11-year-old girl who was walking to […]
US scientists who used scissors to kill lab rats must be fired, activists say
An animal rights group is demanding the firing of researchers at a Louisiana university who killed laboratory rats with scissors and a blunt blade—and used out-of-date anesthetics for pain relief. The episodes are detailed in separate, self-reported notices of violation to the federal Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, which were sent by Tulane University in […]
Emperor penguins may become ‘quasi-extinct’ by end of century in Antarctica
Record-breaking amounts of ice are melting from high temperatures caused by global warming, and we lost a chunk the size of Argentina this year alone. Although some are forecasting what a future without polar ice would look like, that is already the reality for many creatures whose habitats rest on the planet’s poles. In five […]
Tokitae, the star of Miami Seaquarium, dies after half a century in captivity
The whale who began her life in the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest only to end up in a small enclosure at the Miami Seaquarium has died. At least a dozen whales died during [her] capture, and more than 50 were kept for captive display. Toki—who was also known by her performing name Lolita, […]
Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from any other known population of the endangered species, wildlife officials announced Friday. It’s a discovery to make researchers howl with delight, given that the native species was hunted to extinction in California in the 1920s. Only in […]
Fifty-one pilot whales die after mass stranding in Australia
More than 50 pilot whales have died after stranding on a remote beach in Australia’s west, authorities said, while rescue teams tried to return the rest of the pod back to the waters. Marine experts and volunteers camped overnight at Cheynes Beach, 280 miles southeast of Perth in Western Australia state, after the whales were […]
Tourists taking selfies and feeding dingoes blamed for rise in K’gari attacks
A cull has been ruled out in the wake of dingo attacks but authorities are faced with protecting what locals say are a ‘national treasure’ on the world’s largest sand island. Rangers are worried the K’gari dingoes are no longer scared of humans and tourist behaviour is escalating their aggression.
New technologies make factory farming more palatable; that’s not good enough (Forbes)
Innovation and technology are doing big things for animal welfare and the health of the planet. Meatless burgers from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are now mainstream in a way few could have imagined 20 or 30 years ago. Fermentation is being used to make dairy products without using cows.
New research shows animal agriculture is making UTIs worse; factory farms could make them untreatable (Food Tank)
There are a lot of food and agriculture issues that don’t get the attention they deserve. For example, a study in the journal One Health examines the link between urinary tract infections (UTIs)—which can quickly turn serious and result in more than 1 million emergency room visits a year—and animal agriculture in the United States.
U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat (AP News)
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the […]
