Animal Law News
Fit for transport animal welfare app launched
New rules regarding how you can use law's "sentient" animals [ONLINE WEBINARS]
Here’s how law’s sentient animal will change everything - again
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Principles of "justice" in animal law. Seminar, 17 November 2017 (Melbourne, Australia)
How to apply the principles of justice to animal law
RSPCA Prosecutions 2016
The RSPCA (England) is a recognised leader amongst animal protection organisations. It promotes itself as the oldest welfare charity in the world.
Taiwan bans eating dog and cat meat
Taiwan has outlawed the consumption of dog and cat meat, as the island's legislature passed a landmark amendment to its animal protection laws, according to island's official Central News Agency (CNA).
If you don't know what a Mammalian Gene Drive is, read this
The Brexit implications for animal welfare
Political decisions are a major influence on matters involving animals and their welfare. Obviously, some political events have more significance than others. From a European perspective, the exit of the UK from the EU definitely qualifies as a "significant political event". The question is, what will be the impact of that exit on matters of animal welfare?
The dangers of a monotonous diet: Crazed cannibal hamsters
A diet of corn is turning wild hamsters in north-eastern France into deranged cannibals that devour their offspring, researchers have reported.
Turning dragonflies into tiny cyborg drones
USDA blacks out animal welfare information
It's been reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently removed public access to tens of thousands of reports that document the numbers of animals kept by research labs, companies, zoos, circuses, and animal transporters—and whether those animals are being treated humanely under the Animal Welfare Act.