Leave the ferret home: US airlines get tough on in-flight animals

A new US rule allows only service dogs in the cabin on planes, arguing emotional support animals do not count. The United States government has decided when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be service animals, and other animal companions used for emotional support do not count. The US Transportation Department issued a […]
These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

How severely the world’s plastic waste crisis is affecting marine wildlife is not fully understood, despite decades of research and gruesome images of whales’ bellies filled with plastic and a turtle with a straw lodged in its nostril. A new report by Oceana, a conservation group, illustrates some of what we know about how plastic […]
Could this robot dolphin replace captive animals in marine parks? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

An animatronics company hopes its technology will transform marine parks. Source link
N Korea ‘treats detainees as worth less than animals’, says HRW #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

Torture, humiliation, coerced confessions and hunger appear to be “fundamental characteristics” of the North Korean pre-trial detention system, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, citing testimony from former officials and detainees held in the country since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011. The 88-page report adds to the documentation of widespread rights abuses […]