The discovery of an illegal horse slaughter site has prompted the NSW government to suspend its brumby rehoming program. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said on Friday a probe into the program would take place after public claims concerning the unofficial knackery near Wagga Wagga. The investigation into the program, … Read more
The kidney used in the latest NYU transplant was procured from a pig with a single genetic edit—the removal of a gene that produces a sugar known as alpha gal. This sugar appears on the surface of pig cells and seems to be responsible for rapid rejection in humans. The pig was engineered by Revivicor, … Read more
When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days, I don’t see many rakes in my neighborhood. It seems everyone has a leaf blower or a landscaper who uses one, often at ungodly hours, which disrupts humans as well as wildlife. The … Read more
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Molly the magpie is back home. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen have shared their first photo after Molly, who had befriended their pet dogs Peggy and Ruby, was returned to their Gold Coast home on Monday. Now with the appropriate wildlife permits, the family said it hoped life would return to normal after an intensive … Read more
A Queensland family has shared a previously unseen video of the unlikely friendship between their two dogs and a magpie as they continue to fight for Molly’s return. The magpie, who Gold Coast couple Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen rescued in 2020, was seized by wildlife rangers in March. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: New video … Read more
New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death. Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide … Read more
A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation’s largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens. Health officials stress that the risk to the public is low and that the U.S. food supply remains safe and stable. … Read more
The first photo of Molly the magpie — a social media sensation known for his fun relationship with two dogs — has been released by carers at the facility where he is being held. Molly‘s adopted Gold Coast family surrendered him in March following complaints over the lack of a wildlife carer’s permit. Juliette Wells … Read more
As a recent example of what may ensue, Pitesky points to the repeated African swine fever outbreaks across various Asian countries in the past decade, which decimated the pig farming industry to the extent that pork was briefly usurped by poultry as the most widely consumed animal protein on the planet. Pitesky argues, however, that … Read more
