Animal welfare

These taste testers have four legs and picky palates

A cat testing cat food at the Royal Canin research centre in Aimargues, France. Even as the war in Iran has spurred inflation and wage growth has not kept up, the pet food market has kept growing.

Japan turns to stem cells as vets struggle with blood shortage for dogs

Veterinarians once commonly kept dogs as blood donors, but animal welfare concerns have made the practice increasingly difficult.

Animal rights group PETA urges Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot Phoenix

Crystal Palace’s American bald eagle mascot, Phoenix, outside the club’s Selhurst Park before a match.

Several S’pore vets see up to 15% increase in respiratory or eye-related cases during haze

While direct causation has not been proven, most vets said that poor air quality can aggravate existing health conditions.

Busan shark Bukang-i may have just 2 weeks to live, says expert

The 3m-long dusky shark was seen slamming its head into the canal wall on Oct 19.

Indonesia probes alleged wildlife violation in burnt oil palm concession

As of Oct 13, 26 orang utans had been rescued from the high conservation value forest.

Haze in Malaysia: Vets seeing uptick in pets with respiratory problems

SPCA Selangor also highlighted the risks facing community animals, which may not have indoor options amid the haze.

Indonesia rescues starved orang utan from fires: Officials

The great ape was anaesthetised so it could be safely captured, with rescuers using a net to collect the sleepy animal from atop a tree.

New York City horse carriages set to be banned in 2028 after deal

Sixty-eight horse cabs currently operate in Central Park, employing roughly 150 drivers and more than 180 horses.

Meet SMRT staff’s ‘Big Boss’: Cassidy, the 3-legged cat

SMRT Trains’ Daniel Siew, 52, engineering maintenance manager, and Zanna Lee, 50, senior manager, plans and resource management, with Cassidy.

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