(SHARK FINS) Legislators in Albany, New York announced a bill on Tuesday to end the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of shark fins. With bans passed last year in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, New York will be the fifth U.S. state to end the market for this Chinatown delicacy, a dish that kills 73 million sharks every year. Read on for the response to this pending ban, and which states are taking on the cause. — Global Animal
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Community Saves Trapped Puppy (VIDEO)
(ANIMAL RESCUE) MICHIGAN — Earlier this month, the Michigan Humane Society aided in the rescue of a one month-old puppy from a Detroit underground drain pipe after being trapped overnight. Thanks to the community’s dedicated efforts, this puppy was safely reunited with his mother. See the viral video of this miraculous rescue below. — Global Animal
Thousands Protest Bear-Bile Farm In China
(ANIMAL NEWS) HONG KONG— Thousands of Chinese are protesting the pharmaceutical company Guizhentang, as it plans to triple the size of its bear-bile farms. Bear bile extraction, done with a needle and taken from the gall bladder, can lead to peritonitis and septicemia, leaving the bear to essentially die in agony. The bears, who can grow up to 400 pounds or more, are kept in cages not big enough for them to stand up. This is all for the sake of supposedly being able to cure joint pain, fever, hangovers, and impotence. Our modern medicine possesses a plethora of alternative treatments that actually work when it comes to these health issues (anybody hear of Viagra?). Is it really necessary to invest in one that is unproven and causes the immense suffering of a wild animal? Here’s to to the protesters, we applaud your courage and conviction! — Global Animal
Two Horse Unit To Be Disbanded (VIDEO)
(POLICE HORSES) WINNIPEG — As a cost-cutting measure, the Winnipeg Police Service may cut its mounted patrol unit, which consists of two officers and two black Percheron thoroughbred horses. The officers believe these horses help police form more cordial relationships with community members. Read on for more on these two horses in Winnipeg. — Global Animal
Elephant Killing Spree In Cameroon
(POACHING) CAMEROON — Wildlife advocates are reporting that over the past five weeks, approximately 200 elephants in the Bouba Ndjida National Park have been slaughtered by poachers. While Sudan is being blamed for this year’s unprecedented killings, the overarching issue is the growing and unchecked global market for ivory. Read on about this ongoing catastrophe, and how wildlife experts are warning that if elephant killings continue to go unchecked, the nations of West Africa could lose their entire elephant populations. — Global Animal
Something’s Fishy (TAKE ACTION)
(ANIMAL NEWS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that they will allow the sale of genetically engineered salmon for purchase by consumers. The recent news about this move has given way to a call for labels marking the salmon containers so shoppers will know exactly what they are purchasing. — Global Animal
150 Dogs Rescued From North Carolina Puppy Mill (PICTURES)
(PUPPY MILL) NORTH CAROLINA — The Humane Society of America partnered with local North Carolina animal welfare agencies and animal control to shut down a Puppy Mill in Stokes County last week. They rescued over 150 dogs from filthy, cramped conditions with no veterinary care. Fortunately all the dogs were taken to safe shelters and 50 of them are already in line to be adopted. Read more below on these rescued pooches, and why North Carolina is a repeat offender when it comes to commercial breeding laws. — Global Animal
McDonald’s Announces Bigger McPig Pens
(ANIMAL NEWS) McDonald’s has announced that it will ask the company’s pork suppliers to phase out the use of cramped sow gestation stalls. While the Humane Society of the United States is applauding this animal friendly decision, those within the pork industry are worried that bigger pig pens will create safety issues for both pigs and farm workers. As a $97 billion industry in the U.S., this new decision will have far reaches within the pork industry. Read more on the response to McDonald’s new announcement. — Global Animal
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