Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 30, 2018. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) — gigantic factory farms that hold many thousands of animals in a warehouse-style setting — are an environmental disaster in more ways than one, and when hurricanes hit, this fact becomes acutely obvious when animal waste,… Read More »
Any pet owner will tell you that their pet isn’t simply a thing. Pets have their own personalities and emotions, feel pain and can suffer, and many humans believe animals should have a higher legal status than simply someone’s property. Those people will be pleased that animals in the ACT now have better protection under… Read More »
If you’re looking for a how-to guide to eating animal proteins, this serves as a great guide. For the sake of this article, we’re focusing on how to buy or source animal proteins as part of your diet and lifestyle. If you’re plant-based looking to incorporate animal proteins or making the transition from a vegan… Read More »
This feline may have just wasted one of her nine lives. A Montana cat named Fluffy was found frozen and buried in snow by her owners this week — and brought back to life by a team of veterinarians. “Amazing success and survival story from this week,” wrote Montana’s Animal Clinic of Kalispell on Facebook.… Read More »
By age 60, one in three American women have had a hysterectomy. Though hysterectomy is a prevalent and routine surgery, the removal of the uterus before natural menopause might actually be problematic for cognitive processes like memory. Researchers in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology have found rats that underwent the surgical removal of… Read More »