BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union has proposed banning the import of products derived from seals it deems are killed inhumanely, a move that could deal a blow to Canada's centuries-old commercial harp seal hunt.
During the first part of 2008, 700 PetSmart stores suspended the sale of exotic birds when random tests confirmed that some of the birds tested positive for a deadly bacterial infection.
put an end to the suffering of birds and halt the risk of people
More than a hundred bat species have been found packed into about five acres (two hectares) of Ecuadorian rain forest. While the species found are not new, the diverse mélange--in Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the eastern part of the
July 21, 2008--An injured dog scoots around an animal shelter outside the city of Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province on June 26 with the aid of a walker cobbled together with PVC pipes.
Like the mousy girl in the movie who removes her glasses with a scenic flourish to reveal that she is, in fact, a ravishing beauty, the humblest creature in farming has had a surprise make-over and is demanding to be adored. Welcome to the
Angela Wintle is enchanted by the 600 alpacas that graze in the shadow of the Sussex opera house. The approach to Glyndebourne Opera House is a lush landscape, all low-lying flowering meadows, high hedges and verges
The number of monkeys and other non-human primates used in animal experiments is expected to rise as new sophisticated therapies are developed for complex diseases. Scientists made the prediction as the Home Office
After decades of solitude, Lonesome George, the Galapagos giant tortoise has stunned his keepers by mating. George, a Pinta island tortoise who has shown little interest in reproducing during 36 years in captivity, surprised his handlers by
