by Amanda Greever | Jul 13, 2020 | Animal Welfare
A new federal law will allow hunters in Alaska to use extreme methods to kill their prey, including: Baiting bears with bacon grease and doughnuts Using spotlights to target hibernating bears and their cubs Targeting wolves and their cubs in their dens Using...
by Amanda Greever | Jun 19, 2020 | Animal Welfare
It’s a been a rough few months, hasn’t it? Our lives have been uprooted, and we’re all trying to adjust to the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted industries, taken lives and left a permanent impact on society. The pandemic — and a certain Netflix show...
by Heather Ripley | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Whenever there is a human crisis, it impacts the animals who share our lives. We saw it with Hurricane Katrina and many other natural disasters. We’re seeing it with COVID-19 pandemic, too. According to a recent news report about conditions in New York City, animal...
by Joel Davis | May 20, 2020 | Animal Welfare
There are still silver linings to be found in the darkest times. During the coronavirus pandemic, people are still doing good. For example, with more people working from home than ever before, there has been a surprising uptick in pet adoptions. Animal welfare...
by Grayson Shockley | May 8, 2020 | Animal Welfare
A hard truth in life is that often from tragedy springs a valuable lesson. The novel coronavirus leading to the global COVID-19 pandemic is widely accepted to be zoonotic in nature, meaning it made the leap from animal to human. While these leaps, known as “spillover...
