Tag: Wildlife
The policeman’s fly – It’s in your nature
Scavenger Diptera, more often known as poop flies, are allies in criminal investigations. Report at the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie, near Paris, where flies recovered from corpses…
Europe commits to advancing farm animal welfare
Will the end of cage farming in Europe soon be over? After a petition signed by nearly a million and a half European citizens, including 400,000 in Germany and 100,000…
The Donkey Sanctuary in Ireland for the protection of our equine friends
Since the start of the pandemic, the very “animalophile” Ireland has warned about the dangers of adopting an animal in times of confinement, because of the risks of trafficking and…
Spain recognizes animals as “sentient living beings”
The law modifying the legal status of animals has just entered into force in Spain. From now on, an animal is a being who feels and is endowed with sensitivity,…
Russia closes whale prison
This is great news for animal advocates, and of course for the animals themselves: Russia by court order has permanently closed a set of cetacean captive ponds on the country’s…