#Act4 Pets At least 5,000 pets were found dead in cardboard shipping boxes last week at a logistics facility in Central China, likely casualties of a miscommunication in the supply chain of China's thriving mass-breeding industry. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot 5 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Summary of the complexities of the debate about feral cats and how we mitigate their impact, paying special attention to the data on Trap-Neuter-Return programs. Feral cats and what we do about them 2 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Six cultural and demographic trends could reduce the demand for pets. Is America really raining cats and dogs? 2 October 2020
#Act4 Pets A new United Against Rabies Forum aims to accelerate progress towards the elimination of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. OIE, FAO and WHO leaders announce collective effort to fight rabies. World Rabies Day: Find out all events 28 September 2020
#Act4 Pets Removing strays animals from the streets of Dubai to take them to the desert to die: this is the decision of the Government of the United Arab Emirates which sparked protests from local and global animal rights activists. Dogs and cats killed in Dubai for the Expo: LNDC writes to the Ambassador 28 September 2020
#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 OneKind
#Act4 Pets Following the recent events showing the Food and Veterinary Service's (SFVS) incompetence and indifference to the country's long-standing animal welfare problems, Lithuanian animal welfare organizations call on the Lithuanian Government and Prime Minister for a change. Lithuanian NGOs report to the government the indifference and inefficiency of the national Food and Veterinary Service 10 September 2020
#Act4 Pets FOUR PAWS closed a second dog meat slaughterhouse in Cambodia. Rescued slaughterhouse dogs 7 September 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 Pets Mittens first won attention in 2018 after repeatedly wandering inner-city dwellings, including the university, the post office, and a Catholic church. Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered pet dogs to be confiscated in the country’s capital, saying the pooches represent Western “decadence’’ — but their owners fear Fido is really headed for someone’s dinner table. Kim Jong Un orders pet dogs to be confiscated in North Korean capital 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Minister to introduce law next year to ensure nation’s 9.4 million dogs get enough exercise Germans must walk their dogs twice a day, new law will say 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets In Auvergne, a huge farm supplies between 1,000 and 2,000 Beagles each year to animal experimentation laboratories around the world. Investigation shows dogs bred for animal testing in France 12 August 2020