Animal Rights

Pig Farmers Will Start Culling Herds Due to Lack of Processing Plants

May 4, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 4, 2020

President Trump’s recent executive order to keep meat and poultry processing plants open during the COVID-19 pandemic might not be enough to keep farmers from culling their herds. Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, told a… [read]

Industrial Livestock May Be Origin of COVID-19, Not Chinese Wet Markets

April 12, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 12, 2020

At this point, many epidemiologists do not believe that SARS-CoV-2 made the jump from animal to human in the infamous Wuhan wet-market. Since a lot of people caught it from the market back in January much of the media decided… [read]

Endangered Sea Turtles Laying Eggs & Hatching During Quarantine

April 10, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 10, 2020

Under the relative peace and privacy afforded to animals during the CoVID-19 lockdown, panadas are finally “screwing to save their own species,” and Sea Turtles are also benefitting from the pandemic. Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery, a coastal beach in India, is… [read]

Pandas Finally Having Sex Thanks To Coronavirus!

April 9, 2020 by Michael Edwards

Turns out, Pandas prefer privacy when they’re doing it just like most of us humans! The coronavirus has been good for Pandas. A pair in Hong Kong felt they finally got enough privacy to get it on. Keepers at Hong… [read]

Tiger Tests Positive for Coronavirus

April 6, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 6, 2020

A Malay tiger named Nadia at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes CoVID-19. Six other big cats at the zoo, three tigers and three lions, are also displaying similar symptoms. These symptoms include coughs… [read]

Is going vegan the best thing for the environment?

March 17, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: April 21, 2020

Animal agriculture is the second-largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gases, making up 42% of all emissions after fossil fuels. More people than ever before are cutting back on their meat and dairy consumption, advocating for things like “Meatless Monday” and… [read]

Why Sea Turtles Eat Plastic

March 15, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: March 26, 2020

Microplastics have been found in every single species of sea turtle, and a new study published in Current Biology suggests that smell could be an explanation for that. Plastics in the water become host to multiple organisms, including plankton. Plankton… [read]