24 hours ago From The Australian  View Original Article

Sydney, AUSTRALIA - JAPANESE whaling ships left port today for Antarctic waters for the annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.

The factory ship Nisshin Maru and the sm ...

24 hours ago From The Virginian-Pilot  View Original Article

Hampton Roads, VIRGINIA - Troops craving chocolate in Afghanistan could soon be eating dairy-free treats bearing the image of Osama bin Laden.

A chocolatier and longtime People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter is making the special vegan chocolat ...

24 hours ago From Earthtimes (press release)  View Original Article

Ottawa, CANADA - CANIDAE Pet Foods, a manufacturer of all natural dog and cat food, has donated $125,000 USD worth of premium pet food to The Pongo Fund, allowing Larry Chusid, Founder and Executive Director, to open the nation's largest pet food bank.

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24 hours ago From Pauls Valley Daily Democrat  View Original Article

Pauls Valley , OKLAHOMA - In an effort to help homeless animals by making pet adoption more convenient, the Pauls Valley Animal Shelter plans an adoption booth downtown this weekend.

Animal shelter Director Carrie Daley said the booth will be set up at the Sant ...

24 hours ago From The Associated Press  View Original Article

New York, NEW YORK - Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight — at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.

DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in th ...

Archived  From Guardian Messenger 

Adelaide, AUSTRALIA - HOLDFAST Bay Council has decided to save the whales.

Elected members last week decided to look beyond the three Rs of rates, roads and rubbish to weigh into international waters by writing to the mayor of its Japanese sister city, Hay ...

Archived  From The Gazette (Montreal) 

Montreal, CANADA - While new measures aimed at shutting down Quebec puppy mills were applauded yesterday as a good first step, Montreal animal welfare activists called for the provincial government to go farther.

Quebec needs tough new laws and penalties ...

Archived  From Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News 

Lorain, OHIO - Amazing animals will capture visitors’ hearts and minds when the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s newest special exhibition, “Hot Pink Flamingos: Stories of Hope in a Changing Sea,” takes wing on March 29, 2010.

They’ll also gain a new perspect ...

Archived  From TheTyee.ca 

Vancouver, CANADA - People who follow sustainable seafood guidelines might be sabotaging their efforts by eating chicken or pork, according to a new study co-authored by four fisheries researchers at the University of British Columbia.

The study, publishe ...

Archived  From Environment News Service 

Recife, BRAZIL - Fishing pressure on bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea will be reduced this coming year, but conservation groups are concerned that that the agreed reduction in fishing capacity will not be enough to save the giant tuna sp ...

Archived  From Viet Nam News 

Hanoi, VIETNAM - Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) has received more than 7,000 letters from around the world urging the Vietnamese Government to confiscate bears being held illegally on bile farms in the popular tourist spot of Ha Long Bay, in the northern province of Q ...

Archived  From FHSU News and Current Events 

Hays, KANSAS - Getting started in bird watching may seem a daunting task, but a new program at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center makes it easy. Birding 101, offered at 2 p.m. on Nov. 22, will provide beginning bird watchers with information on equipment, guides ...

Archived  From Channel 9 

Dunedin , NEW ZEALAND - International protest organisation Greenpeace is trying to raise awareness about dwindling supplies of certain breeds of fish the world over.

This weekend the campaign comes to Dunedin, with the organisation's mascot 'Sad Fish' making ...

Archived  From Sky News 

London, U K - In a poor neighbourhood in the Colombian city of Cali, a tiger roars.

This is the Villa Lorena animal sanctuary, run by Ana Julia Torres who cares for some 800 abused and abandoned animals.

The refuge's philosophy is not ...

Archived  From Sun Star Courier 

New York, NEW YORK - I am a volunteer at the new Brooklyn Animal Shelter, which is not yet fully open to the public. We are eager to bring the public in to see where the city’s former homeless animals reside. It has been a huge undertaking, but with the help and time of ...