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Birth control implants will curb dog populations in Labrador Innu communities

The Canadian PressJune 7, 2013 15:21
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Contraceptive implants will prevent the births of thousands of puppies in Labrador's remote Innu communities, says a veterinarian who volunteered this week in Sheshatshiu. Judith Samson-French, a Bragg Creek, Alta.-based vet with the group Dogs With No Names, said more than 60 female dogs had received an implant by Friday. The hormonal devices are about the size of a grain of rice and are slipped under the skin between the dog's shoulder blades. Samson-French said the implants will prevent litters of puppies for about 18 months.

Defence Department says it can't help move 3 Toronto elephants until fall

The Canadian PressMay 24, 2013 21:38
TORONTO - The Department of National Defence says it's still in talks to help move the Toronto Zoo's three resident elephants to California, but says the animals will have to stay put until the fall. Animal welfare activists had previously said the zoo was in talks to borrow a Canadian Forces plane to transport the pachyderms to an elephant sanctuary in California. The Defence Department issued a statement Friday saying it was in talks with the zoo, but that no arrangements could be made on time to move the elephants before warm weather sets in.

Maritime fisheries ministers hope to meet to discuss lobster pricing

The Canadian PressMay 13, 2013 14:31
Fisheries ministers in the Maritimes say they plan to sit down and examine the pricing structure for lobsters as fishermen continue to tie up their boats to protest slumping prices. Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister Sterling Belliveau said Monday he is trying to set up a meeting with his counterparts from P.E.I. and New Brunswick later this week. Belliveau met with fishermen from throughout Nova Scotia to come up with ways to resolve the ongoing dispute, get fishermen back on the water and probe a pricing system that has frustrated lobster harvesters for years.

Australia halts cattle exports to Egypt

Agence France-PresseMay 4, 2013 00:00
Australian cattle exporters said they had suspended live shipments to Egypt Saturday after abattoir footage shot by animal rights activists showed "horrific" mistreatment of cows. The Australian Livestock Exporters' Council, the industry's representative body, said it had urgently halted shipments to Egypt after Animals Australia presented it with footage showing "vicious, cruel and clumsy" practices. "These acts are horrific. The outrageous cruelty has left me and my industry colleagues disgusted and horrified," said ALEC chief Alison Penfold, who said she was "distraught".

US protesters target Air India over lab animals

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 16:01
Animal rights activists protested outside the Indian embassy in Washington on Thursday, accusing Air India of transporting live animals for use in scientific experiments. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says it was told in writing by the government-owned flag carrier in May 2012 that it did not, and would not, accept lab animals as cargo.

Greece, Italy in trouble for mistreating hens

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 11:19
The European Commission on Thursday referred Greece and Italy to the European Court of Justice for failing to improve the living conditions of egg-laying hens kept in cramped cages. The two countries were given 12 years to enforce 1999 norms for egg-laying hens, millions of which are kept cooped up in cages no bigger than a standard sheet of typing paper, the Commission said. "Greece and Italy so far, despite repeated calls by the Commission to address the situation, have failed to adequately comply with applicable EU law," it said.

Olympic host Sochi under fire for plan to kill stray dogs, cats

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 09:49
Russia's Olympic host city of Sochi ran into controversy Thursday after the city authorities announced a plan to exterminate more than 2,000 stray cats and dogs ahead of the Games next year. In a tender posted online this month, the Black Sea resort city that is hosting the Winter Olympic Games in February 2014 asked companies to bid for a contract to "dispose" of 2,028 stray cats and dogs by the end of this year. The city is overrun with packs of stray animals that have sometimes attacked children, a spokesman for the Sochi city authorities told AFP.

Olympic host Sochi under fire for plan to kill stray dogs

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 08:03
Russia's Olympic host city of Sochi ran into controversy Thursday after the city authorities announced a plan to exterminate more than 2,000 stray cats and dogs ahead of the Games next year. In a tender posted online this month, the Black Sea resort city that is hosting Winter Olympic Games in February 2014 asked companies to bid for a contract to "dispose" of 2,028 stray cats and dogs by the end of this year. The city is overrun with packs of stray animals that have sometimes attacked children, a spokesman for the Sochi city authorities told AFP.

Dolphins are born free, but everywhere in pools

April 12, 2013 15:07
Twenty thousand Turks so far have signed an online petition launched by writer Buket Uzuner, who also defines herself as a “friend of dolphins,” to ensure that authorities do not allow the Kas Dolphinarium in Antalya to reopen.Dolphins are intelligent creatures and although they seem to enjoy human company, it is a known fact that they don't thrive in captivity. They suffer tremendously, and they don't survive more than a couple of years.

PAWS seeks to inject animal issues into May elections

April 9, 2013 09:27
There has long been talk of a “Catholic vote” and an “Iglesia ni Cristo vote”- but an “animal vote”?To ensure the well-being of pets after the elections, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society is set to come up with a “guide” to animal lovers to help them cast “an animal vote” in May.Anna Cabrera, PAWS executive director, said that the group would be fielding questionnaires containing “five to seven” questions about specific animal issues on April 25, to be answered by candidates for national and local positions in Metro Manila.She said a list which collates their answe
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