Tag: Animal health
a new petition to ban the practice in France
An online petition for the ban on cockfighting in the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and overseas departments and territories » and the closing of the buildings where these fights are organized, the…
the “massive” mortality of black sea urchins in Guadeloupe worries
In Guadeloupe, marine biology experts are concerned about massive mortality affecting diadem sea urchins. This herbivorous species, essential for the balance of coral ecosystems, had already been decimated in the…
One land, one author: in Iceland with Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir lives in Reykjavík. After studying art history in Paris, she directed the Museum of the University of Iceland. She is the author of several novels including “Rosa…
Birth of twin Maasai giraffes in Nairobi National Park
It is a rare event. A Maasai giraffe in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, gave birth to twins. The tourism and wildlife minister says the country welcomes them “with love”. Two…
Monkeypox and expansion of vaccination: “We must have underestimated this risk of smallpox”
More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 58 countries, mainly European, and more than 500 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in France. Monkeypox is on the…
a vaccine found in Vietnam
Vietnam announces that it has developed a vaccine against African swine fever with American researchers. This very aggressive virus is devastating farms all over the world and has progressed rapidly…
the grinding of male chicks is now prohibited in the layer sector
The grinding of male chicks is now prohibited in the laying hen sector in France. It is estimated that around 50 million male chicks are killed each year in the…
Hit by Rift Valley fever, Burundi worries about its livestock
In Burundi, a country of agriculture and livestock which has some 700,000 cows panic for its livestock, farmers fearing to lose their main wealth. For the first time in its…
the orca wandering in the Seine will be euthanized
It’s a sad ending for the orca wandering in the Seine. The wandering animal for two weeks will be euthanized, the rescue attempts have indeed not worked, the animal being…
JR Dos Santos, when eating animals destroys our planet
Journalist, war reporter (Syria, Iraq, Ukraine), star presenter of 20H in Portugal for more than twenty-five years, JR dos Santos has established himself as one of the greatest authors of…