Municipalities aspire to present their cities at their best when major sporting events draw tourists and public attention. Stray dogs have often been the unfortunate victims of such cleanliness efforts. In 2004, as Athens prepared for the Olympics, rumors began to circulate about the culling of...
Southern Africa, particularly the Kruger National Park and the adjacent conservancies within the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR), is facing significant challenges regarding elephant management. For several decades, from 1967 to 1994, the population of elephants in Kruger National Park was kept low, between 7,000...
Veterinarians are widely recognized as experts in animal welfare; however, veterinary curricula in America have only recently begun to include lectures and classes specifically focused on this topic, with significant developments over the last 20 to 30 years. When the Pew Trusts launched their project...
According to the National Football League (NFL), this year's Super Bowl LX, the final game of the NFL season that determines the world champions of American football, was viewed in the US by nearly 125 million people. The halftime show generated over four billion global...
Since December 2023, WBI has published six articles discussing the use of animals in biomedical research and testing. These articles comment on a variety of government, industry, and academic initiatives aimed at reducing animal use in laboratories by transitioning to NAMs (Non-Animal Methods or New...
In the early years of this century, I met Jason Matheny, an early advocate for cultured meat and the founder of the cultured meat company, New Harvest, in 2004. Matheny asserted that meat cultivated from the cells of cattle, pigs, chickens, and other farmed animals...
Part 1 of this story discussed the recent actions of the Indian Supreme Court following the death of a young girl from rabies after a dog bite. The justices raised important questions about finding the right balance between human and animal welfare; however, they seemingly...
In January 2024, WBI published a newsletter article about Blue Zones, regions known for having significantly higher centenarian rates than national averages. The term "Blue Zone" originated from a 2004 study on human longevity conducted in Sardinia. The authors of this study used a blue...
In 1992, I attended two conferences in Canada. The first was organized by the AAZPA (now known as the AZA – Association of Zoos and Aquariums) in Toronto. Animal rights philosopher Tom Regan participated in a panel discussion and was challenged on his views. In his...
In 2002, Google launched an ambitious project to scan a large portion of the world's books and create a digital library accessible to everyone. However, this library has not yet materialized due to legal challenges from authors and publishers. Although the public cannot currently access...
