Well-being Archive

Sep 19, 2024

Posted at 15:31h In Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Well-being, WellBeing News, Wild Animals - By

A report by Frank and Sudarshan, ecological economists at the University of Chicago, provides an excellent example of how human and environmental well-being is connected to the well-being of animals – in this case, to the health of the vulture population in India. Ecological economics,...

Sep 19, 2024

Posted at 14:18h In Climate Change, Environment Well-being, Ethics, Regulation, Law, WellBeing News - By

Multiple organizations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), are actively monitoring and documenting the increase in climate-related legal cases in the 21st century. The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, established in 2009, maintains a global database of climate litigation. It...

Aug 29, 2024

Posted at 15:42h In Animal Sentience, Animal Well-being, Articles, Farm Animals, Tales of WellBeing - By

In the early 21st century, several animal protection organizations in the United States were collectively spending approximately $6 million annually on farmed animal welfare campaigns. In contrast, the animal agriculture industry was worth over a hundred billion dollars in the country, and few advocates believed...

Aug 29, 2024

Posted at 15:40h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By and

The tiger, a creature of almost mystical, magical, and majestic allure and the subject of Blake's famous 1794 poem Tyger, is battling for survival in its final refuges in Thailand and Myanmar in Southeast Asia. The populations of tigers in the neighboring countries of Cambodia,...

Jul 24, 2024

Posted at 13:43h In Articles, Environment Well-being, Ethics, Regulation, Law, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By

The Wilderness Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964. The USA system of wilderness areas now includes over 800 areas covering more than 110 million acres. Currently, all but six states—Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, and Rhode Island—have...

Jun 18, 2024

Posted at 15:35h In AHPPA (Asociación Humanitaria para la Protección Animal), Animal Well-being, Articles, Companion Animals, Global Dog Campaign, Tales of WellBeing - By and

In 2015, Costa Rican government agencies brought seized and rescued companion animals from substandard conditions or illegal activities such as dog fighting to the animal shelter near San Jose. The shelter, run by the Asociación Humanitaria Para la Protección Animal (AHPPA), a partner organization in...

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