#animal welfare

#animal welfare

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday announced the hiring of a new general manager to lead the city's Animal Services department, which is under scrutiny for its staffing shortages, crowded conditions for animals and clashes between volunteers and staff.Bass picked Staycee Dains, director of Animal Care Services for the city of Long Beach.

Dog owners are left powerless and deeply frustrated by a lack of legal consequences for dog-on-dog attacks, the Commons has heard.Conservative Anna Firth told MPs the law should be changed so that the owner responsible in a fatal dog-on-dog attack can be held criminally responsible.The MP for Southend West in Essex put forward a 10-minute rule bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday which she said would implement the change if enacted, and would also require police forces to record dog-on-dog attacks.

Dogs are at the heart of a wellbeing programme at one of Scotland's largest universities to help boost the mental health of its students and promote an understanding of canine welfare.The University of Edinburgh has launched its Paws on Campus programme, which is designed to provide a new style of support for students suffering stress and anxiety, and combines clinical psychology with veterinary science through a series of structured activity sessions.

Ontario wants to expand a licensing regime that allows residents to unleash dogs in an enclosed area to teach them how to hunt captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits.Hunters say there is a growing demand for the dog sport, which is often referred to as training and trialing, while animal advocates call it a cruel practice for the captive prey.

The King and Queen are to leave the Big Help Out volunteering and Big Lunch celebrations over the coronation weekend to the rest of the royal family, Buckingham Palace has said.Charles and Camilla will attend the coronation concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, but are not set to appear at any of the street parties earlier in the day.

England has banned the use of remote electric shock collars on dogs after a ten-year campaign.The new law will come into force 1 February 2024.The Kennel Club which led the campaign has welcomed the news as a historic moment for animal welfare.Shock collars can deliver electric shocks to a dog's neck via a remote control for up to eleven seconds at a time and from up to two miles away, meaning dogs who can't even see their owners can still be shocked.

Paul O'Grady became a household name in the early noughties, known for his wit and love of animals.The comedian and TV personality first rose to prominence as his drag queen persona Lily Savage in the 1980s and 1990s before going on to host a string of television programmes.His most notable appearance came on his daytime chat show The Paul O'Grady Show which began airing in 2004, followed by the New Paul O'Grady Show.

In Bordeaux, winemakers are demanding government compensation to destroy vines and turn unsold stock into industrial alcohol, prices having collapsed thanks to overproduction and changed drinking habits.Consumption of red wine in France has fallen by 32% in the last decade, and one reason is said to be that people are eating less red meat.

Alicia Day, 34, of New York City, was detained by Russian police while walking her pet baby cow, Dr. Calf, on Red Square last month.Courtesy Alicia Day MOSCOW Amid news dominated by war and tragedy, it's the kind of story that could make you laugh, rub your eyes twice, or yell at your news feed: "Well of course she was arrested!"

At the beginning of my career as a product owner, I had no idea how to deal with users and what questions to ask them.I didn't understand what their basic needs were and what problems they had to solve.I tried to figure out and better understand all these things through user interviews, but I didn't know how to ask the questions to get to the core that delivers the value and USP of the product.

Local A group of six pilot whales became stranded on Monday.One calf reportedly died overnight.Rescue teams worked Tuesday to save a group of pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in Eastham the day before.Six whales were seen swimming close to the shore near Sunken Meadow Beach on Monday, a spokesperson for the International Fund for Animal Welfare told The Boston Globe.

FILE - A Zimbabwe National Parks official inspects some of the elephant tusks during a tour of ivory stockpiles in Harare, May, 16, 2022.An international conference on trade in endangered species ended Friday, Nov. 25, in Panama, with protections established for over 500 species.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)PANAMA CITY - An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade.

Animal lawyer Kathy Hessler was vegetarian until 1988, when a PETA booth on the National Mall convinced her that dairy cows are often mistreated."I thought I had already made a good decision to become vegetarian, but I was still complicit without realizing," she says.That experience made her go vegan.

Tell Us Let us know your favorite spot, and the dish you always order.November marks World Vegan Month, and we're interested in hearing about your favorite plant-based dishes.There are several environmental and health benefits to eating plant-based meals, or even eating less meat.According to Scientific American, consuming 25% less meat would cut our annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1% - reducing overall global demand for beef and helping tackle the climate crisis.It's also reported that eating a vegan diet is linked to many health benefits, including a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer in men, according to Harvard Health Publishing.