#Act4 Pets A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners for the suspension of a new city bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from shelters or veterinary clinics. Canadian pet stores lose bid to suspend rules forcing them to sell pets from shelters 8 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The 183 Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will adopt decisions and resolutions to expand and further strengthen the global wildlife trade regime at CITES’ triennial World Wildlife Conference at Palexpo in Geneva from 17 to 28 August. CITES conference to strengthen wildlife trade rules for fisheries, exotic pets, elephants and more 7 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals I'm in a Burger King in Missouri ordering two Whoppers for myself. In my defence, this is research for Foreign Correspondent. It looks like meat and tastes like meat — and it's got the cattle industry worried 6 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Researchers reprogrammed human cells before injecting them in the monkey embryo Controversial research ahead of ethical debate to create human-monkey chimera 3 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Danish Crown, one of Europe’s largest meat processors, is to stop slaughtering pigs at one of its facilities in Germany and has plans to produce plantbased beef products and burgers. Europe’s largest pork producer to stop pig slaughter in Germany and produce vegan meat 2 August 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals Early one February morning, researchers harvest six eggs from a female rhesus macaque—one of 4000 monkeys chirping and clucking in a massive outdoor complex of metal cages here at the Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research. China is investing massively in the genetic modification of monkeys and other animals, while link to human diseases is tenuous 2 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife This month, World Animal Protection has published two reports, one exposing degrading performances and activities in the world’s zoos and aquariums, and the other revealing the expanding industry of big cats being bred and killed for their body parts. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: Shocking reports on wild animals in captivity and bred for traditional medicine 1 August 2019 WAP
#Act4 FarmAnimals Following an expose published by Open Cages, Ukrainian poultry company MHP will cease production at Ukraine’s only foie gras farm. Ukraine’s last foie gras farm to shut down 31 July 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Prime minister says increase after conservation efforts is ‘historic achievement’ India’s wild tiger population rises to almost 3,000 29 July 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals Most people have heard about Moore’s law, the golden rule of the electronics industry, stating that computers’ processing power doubles every two years. How human-based in vivo, in vitro and in silico tools can make animal use in research obsolete 29 July 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The concept of fish welfare is fairly recent and was overlooked for many years, based on a popular misconception that fish were “stupid” creatures devoid of any kind of sentience or mental capability. Welfare of fish—no longer the elephant in the room 27 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Ted McKinney, undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, said he was highlighting common ground between the two sides during meetings with lawmakers, government officials and private industry in Brussels, Rome and Geneva. The US confirms: No negotiations without agriculture 27 July 2019