Animal welfare

Thai police arrest 9 in largest ivory seizure in a decade

The arrests and seizures, valued at around $380,000, occurred across seven Thai provinces on May 7.

25 years of ACRES: Local charity continues wildlife rescue efforts with eye on expansion

The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) turns 25 on May 24, and aims to raise funds to expand its wildlife rescue centre in Sungei Tengah.

Singapore residents who repeatedly feed wildlife illegally to face jail, stiffer fines

It just got expensive for people who insist on feeding pigeons. Under the enhanced penalties, maximum fines will double from $5,000 to $10,000 for first timers. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $20,000 or even jailed.

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Watercraft slams into grey whale near Vancouver, injuring driver

In a video widely circulated on social media, a fast-moving watercraft can be seen slamming into a grey whale as a portion of the animal broke the water surface.

Shelter Star Of The Month: Sleepy the dwarf hybrid hamster

Sleepy, a female dwarf hybrid, loves to eat, especially mealworms.

Vet Talk

Fishkeeping 101: More than meets the eye

A healthy aquarium requires consistency, observation and a basic understanding of how it all works.

Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea in dramatic rescue

The rescued humpback whale was transported in a barge before being released into the North Sea off Denmark on May 2.

Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippines routes amid cockfighting outcry

The US is an important source of roosters for the cockfighting industry in the Philippines, where people wage tens of millions of dollars daily on these fights, based on industry estimates.

After wolf escape, South Korea moves to tighten zoo oversight

Some experts say that measures safeguarding the welfare of animals held in zoos remain insufficient.

Hotel stay offers new way to support animal welfare in north-east Japan

About 5 per cent of the room revenue and other sales will go to a fund at Zoomo to support facility improvements and conservation work.

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