Animal testing in cosmetics has long been a contentious issue. For much of the 20th century, companies relied on animal testing to evaluate the safety and efficacy of their products, aiming to protect consumers from allergic reactions and other adverse effects. These tests often involved applying products directly to animals’ skin or eyes, subjecting them ...
As avian flu outbreaks continue to spread, poultry farms across the U.S. are forced to rapidly cull infected flocks to prevent further transmission. However, a recent investigation reveals that the methods used to kill millions of birds are controversial, often inhumane, and driven by financial incentives rather than ethical considerations. How Bird Flu Culling Works ...
For decades, humans have cast lines into countless waters, pulled millions of fish from their aquatic homes, and consumed them without much thought about their capacity to suffer. Yet beneath the surface of this seemingly simple relationship lies one of modern science’s most contentious questions. The debate over fish pain perception has divided researchers, challenged ...
Following a landmark ruling, Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) has closed the dolphinarium at Hotel Barceló in Riviera Maya permanently in a victory for the cause against the exploitation of marine mammals. The park, run by Acuario Arrecifal, S.A. de C.V., had faced closure for numerous infractions on animal well-being legislation such as ...
On a busy summer afternoon, a shelter director in Phoenix walks past a row of kennels and watches the decibel reader spike like a siren. This is the old problem: animals arrive scared and stressed, and the building itself can make things worse. The new solution, emerging from behavior science, is surprisingly architectural. Designers and ...
In wildlife clinics and shelter back rooms, recovery often looks like quiet patience: a fox curled in a towel-lined crate, a hawk perched on a makeshift rail, a beaver nosing a puzzle feeder. The surprising twist is that many of the tools speeding those recoveries are not high-tech devices but quick builds you could make ...
Walk into a busy shelter at feeding time and you’ll feel it: the electric buzz of barking, the tail swishes, the bright eyes scanning for something to do. The problem is simple and brutal – animals arrive stressed, confused, and often under-stimulated, and stress slows recovery and adoption. The solution sounds deceptively small: enrichment, the ...
