Stopping rabies & attracting tourists motivate government in Vietnamese capital HANOI, Vietnam––102 human rabies deaths in 29 administrative jurisdictions during 2023 have reportedly moved the city government in Hanoi, the national capital of Vietnam, to ban the dog and cat meat trade––coincidentally, almost on the eve of the annual dog-eating festival held toward the end […]
Pro-animal teachings in Islam made available free to the world
Animals In Islam, 2nd edition From Al-Ma’arri (973-1057) to ABA Masri (1914-1992) by Al-Hafiz Basheer Ahmad Masri with foreword by Syed Rizvi 165 pages, paperback. “This book is published for non-commercial and free distribution in collaboration with the Pakistan Medical Association, the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society, and Engineers & Scientists for Animal Rights to create […]
Why Ric O’Barry is not yelling “Victory!” after Bahamas dolphin rescue
Getting five starving dolphins out of a stingray petting pool was only the start of a rehab-for-release project NASSAU, Bahamas––After getting five starving dolphins out of a former stingray exhibit where they could barely submerge themselves, most animal advocacy campaigners would be shouting “Victory!” from the rooftops, spamming appeals far and wide, touting success and […]
When “cultural conservation” comes ahead of wildlife: five current cases
Much bad news, but Harvard Animal Law Clinic shows management priorities can be changed TOKYO, VICTORIA, RENO, BOSTON––Japanese plans to hunt fin whales, the ongoing British Columbia purge of wolves to try to bring back caribou, a recent Nevada Wildlife Commission decision to double the bear hunting quota, Massachusetts’ addiction to anticoagulant rodenticides, and the […]
Rabid street dog or hungry pit bull: if at risk, get help!
Jamaica Star Seraspe asked for help too late; Kaheem Robinson apparently never asked. But both knew they were in trouble. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.; MANILA, Philippines––Seventh grade student Jamaica Star Seraspe, 13, of the Tondo district of Manila, Philippines, and Kaheem Robinson, 41, of the Longwood district in Bronx, New York, had in common only […]
Dog meat trade ban helps signal a new day for animals in South Korea
Three-year dog meat sales ban phase-in rewards a 35-year campaign that built an increasingly strong South Korean animal advocacy sector SEOUL, South Korea––The 300-seat South Korean parliament on January 9, 2024 banned breeding and killing dogs for human consumption by a vote of 298-0 with two abstentions, effective on January 1, 2027. Violators may be […]
Belugas left behind after South Korea bans whale & dolphin captures
Phase-out of marine mammal exhibition appears to be underway SEOUL, South Korea––“Marine mammals are now prohibited from being used for exhibition purposes as well as programs that involve riding or feeding marine mammals,” effective immediately, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries announced on December 14, 2023. “Starting today,” the announcement continued, “aquariums in […]
Will California catch up to Chinese regulation of bullfrog & turtle traffic?
California trails China, Singapore, Taiwan, & Hong Kong in regulation of frog & turtle sales at live markets SAN DIEGO, California––Meeting on December 13-14, 2023 at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego, the California Fish & Game Commission will be asked yet again to ban the import into California of live American bullfrogs and freshwater […]
Feds give Makah tribe the go-ahead to kill gray whales again
NOAA issues Final Environmental Impact Statement, the last legal obstacle between gray whales & Makah harpoons & bullets SEATTLE, Washington––An early 2024 resumption of gray whale killing by the Makah tribe of Neah Bay, Washington, seems all but assured after the November 17, 2023 publication of a 2,364-page Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Makah […]
South Korean government pledges dog-eating will be banned by 2027
Governing party and leading opposition party both favor banning dog consumption SEOUL, South Korea––Dog-eating in South Korea appears likely to be banned after January 1, 2027. “In a special consultative meeting at the National Assembly,” reported Lee Jaeeun for the Korea Herald on November 17, 2023, “the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and officials of the […]