COP30: Context The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) is the annual United Nations conference on climate change, established under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) treaty. This year's 2025 conference will take place in Brazil, from November 10...
Introduction For over five decades, the South Florida Wildlife Center (SFWC) has been a cornerstone of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation on 4.1 acres of leased land in Broward County, South Florida. The SFWC serves not only Broward County but also parts of Palm Beach and Miami-Dade...
For more than 200 years, children throughout the world have learned moral lessons from stories heavily populated by both verbal and nonverbal animal characters. Whether we are talking about Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck from Beatrix Potter, Babar the Elephant from Jean de Brunhoff, Winnie-the-Pooh...
The August 2025 edition of National Geographic dedicates a cover article to the important topic "On the Hunt for Smugglers". The subtitle argues that novel technologies and fresh crime-fighting techniques are transforming the battle against wildlife trafficking, one gorilla handprint at a time. The article dives...
Wellbeing International has published several articles in its newsletters highlighting encouraging advances in replacing animals in laboratory research. WBI recently attended the Thirteenth World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Rio de Janeiro. The talks at that event predicted significant...
Animal welfare science has advanced steadily over the past fifty years. The International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE—originally founded as the Society for Veterinary Ethology in Edinburgh) has been a key platform for developments in this field. The society held its 58th conference in Utrecht...
In 2004, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its Beagle Brigade. The brigade consisted of sniffer dogs trained to detect up to fifty odors associated with contraband smuggling into the country. International travelers to the U.S. have likely seen and interacted with members of the...
It is well known that giant pandas attract a lot of attention from enthusiastic fans. However, it might surprise some that penguins also attract widespread public interest and passion. Ron Kagan, the former director of the Detroit Zoo, created a penguin exhibit that received a...
In the United States, it is well known that proposing a law change about pet dogs, such as increasing the license fee, can spark a heated debate at a local council meeting. The Indian Supreme Court now recognizes that such a proposal also generates national...
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart of the U.S. Supreme Court said about hardcore pornography that he would not try to create a written definition of such material but instead commented, "I know it when I see it." His comment was praised for its honesty and...
