#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.

Jonathan Freedland speculates that Liz Truss's failure may have killed off the extreme ideological project of a low-regulation society (Truss has discredited high-octane, free-market economics  perhaps for ever, 20 October).If Conservative MPs agree, they will vote against the retained EU law bill, which is due to be debated in the House of Commons on 25 October.

The government has dropped plans for a bill that would have banned live exports and cracked down on puppy smuggling, prompting waves of fury from animal-welfare campaigners and experts.The Kept Animals Bill which also included a ban on primates as pets, a crackdown on puppy smuggling and greater protection for sheep from dangerous dogs were in the Conservatives' election manifesto.

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The felines are feeling the love at the Brooklyn Cat Café, as the beloved organization has gotten a hefty grant from the state to help expand the space.

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.

Criminals who commit offences against wildlife are often linked to violent crime, drugs and firearms offences, a new study has claimed.Academics warn that criminal gangs are diversifying from activities such as drug or human trafficking into the illegal wildlife trade, because they consider the risk of being caught low and profits high.

Today Britons are being encouraged to take up hundreds of thousands of volunteering roles highlighted as part of coronation celebrations that aim to reflect the sector's central role in the UK's national story.A special bank holiday has been set aside for volunteering in a tribute to the King's lifetime of public service.

Britons are being encouraged to take up hundreds of thousands of volunteering roles highlighted as part of coronation celebrations that aim to reflect the sector's central role in the UK's national story.Love Island star Faye Winter and Dragons' Den entrepreneur Deborah Meaden are among the celebrities promoting The Big Help Out, with more than 1,500 charities involved.

More than 430 convictions under the Hunting Act have been secured over a decade, figures reveal amid demands to strengthen the law as Boxing Day parades get under way.Labour recommitted to closing loopholes in the law and warned trail hunting  where a scent is laid for hounds to follow  is being used as a smokescreen for the illegal hunting of foxes.

More than 430 convictions under the Hunting Act have been secured over a decade, figures reveal amid demands to strengthen the law as Boxing Day parades get under way.Labour recommitted to closing loopholes in the law and warned trail hunting  where a scent is laid for hounds to follow  is being used as a smokescreen for the illegal hunting of foxes.

The Labour leader said his party will make Brexit work and deliver change, adding: You will never get that from the Tories.Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to make Brexit work before telling the people who left Labour due to the party's handling of Brexit that, whether they voted to leave or to remain, they have been let down.He insisted Labour will make Brexit work by making sure we buy make and sell more in Britain and by revitalising the public services and controlling immigration using a points-based system.

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.

Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new government act, the RSPCA has warned.The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and that it could lead to cats and dogs being gene-edited to include extreme features.

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!"

A wandering walrus who delighted thousands in Scarborough on New Year's Eve has turned up 100 miles further up the North Sea coast.A large crowd quickly gathered in the Northumberland town of Blyth on Monday lunchtime after a walrus was spotted resting on a wooden pontoon at the yacht club.The assumption is that it is Thor, the juvenile male who parked himself on a slipway in Scarborough harbour on the evening of December 30  just yards from the town's cafes and slot machines  and slipped back into the water just under 24 hours later.

Following in the footsteps of Shoebert, the celebrity seal who took the North Shore by storm earlier this year, a gray seal in Falmouth has made a cranberry bog his temporary home.The seal "found its way" into the cranberry bogs near 614 East Falmouth Highway, the Falmouth Police Department wrote on Facebook, asking people to stay away.

All Y'alls Foods, a mission-driven plant-based proteins maker of It's Jerky Y'all (3 SKUs: Black Pepper & Sea Salt, Prickly Pear Teriyaki, and Prickly Pear Chipotle) and It's Big Crunchy Bacony Bits Y'all, continues to grow with their most robust month of Amazon sales - exceeding last year's sales by 100%.

The Rehoboth Beach Convention Center is mobbed with greyhounds, hundreds of them swaddled in bright fleece jackets to protect their chilly little bones from the wind.As I push through the doors, I'm ensnared in a traffic jam of dogs, a tangle of leashes and butt-­sniffing, the sound of claws clattering on the epoxy floor.

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.

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.

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.

Britain's worst zoo where nearly 500 animals died and a keeper was mauled to death failed to meet basic standards of animal welfare, an investigation found.International wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation launched an investigation into South Lakes Safari Zoo, Cumbria, after concerns were raised about the animals.

Insisting Labour would make Brexit work not seek to reverse it Sir Keir said only he could deliver the Leave promise that people would take control of their lives.Sir Keir did not announce any change in his limited push to ease the Brexit trading blockages and make it easier for creative artists and professionals to work in the EU despite party pressure to do so.The firm would be modelled on companies in many European, Asian, and American countries, which work in partnership with the private sector to increase capacity.