News
The list below shows news from around the world regarding animals and animal welfare. Click on the links to read the full article.
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- Africa's Nomadic herders under threat
- 08 February 2010
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Moving cattle to available food sources generates more cash per hectare, but nomadic herders are being squeezed out.
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- The spread of puppy farms
- 03 February 2010
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Puppy farms are spread across the UK, and many consumers have unknowingly bought a farmed dog. Read more about this disturbing trade and what is the right way to buy a puppy.
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- Japan whaling programme challenged
- 01 February 2010
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Researchers from 12 countries will conduct research on whales in Antarctica in an open challenge to Japan's programme that kills up to 1,000 whales a year in the name of science.
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- Ivory trading is set to resume
- 25 January 2010
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Two African countries are trying to open a new breach in the worldwide ivory trade ban, which conservationists fear could lead to more African elephants being slaughtered by poachers.
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- Scientists find a shared gene in dogs with compulsive behaviour
- 18 January 2010
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Researchers studied Doberman pinschers that curled up into balls, sucking their flanks for hours at a time, and found that the afflicted dogs shared a gene.
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- Animal relief coalition for Haiti grows
- 17 January 2010
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Several animal welfare organizations have joined forces to create the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH), with the goal of raising funds to help animals in the earthquake-stricken country and to...
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- Technology aims to replace animal testing
- 14 January 2010
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Technology allowing cosmetic makers to test for allergic reactions to their products without controversial animal trials is in the works and could be in use by next year.
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- UK: Dog breeders face tough new restrictions
- 13 January 2010
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New rules to end inbreeding, which critics say is rife in the pedigree world, and an end to the Kennel Club's 137-year oversight of the industry have also been proposed.
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- Interview with conservationist Jane Goodall
- 13 January 2010
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It is half a century since she began her seminal work studying chimpanzees in Africa. But Jane Goodall says her work is far from finished
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- How are dog people and cat people different?
- 13 January 2010
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A team of researchers at the University of Texas wanted to find out. They posted a questionnaire online as part of a larger study about personality called the Gosling-Potter Internet Personality...
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