By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo California just took a huge step forward for animals by becoming the first state to make it illegal for pet stores to sell puppies, kittens and rabbits from mass commercial breeders where the animals often suffer from cramped, unsanitary conditions. On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill, AB 485,…
Texas Animal Abusers Will Soon Face Up To 10 Years In Prison
By: Dina Fantegrossi/I Heart Animals Criminals who torture, kill, poison, or cause serious bodily injury to animals in Texas can no longer expect to walk away with a slap on the wrist. Beginning September, animal abuse will be elevated from a Class A Misdemeanor to a Third Degree Felony. These crimes will carry a punishment of two to 10…
Millions Of Seahorses Are Losing Their Mates — Because People Are Killing Them For ‘Medicine’
By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo Gary Stokes is used to seeing animals in dried seafood shops in Hong Kong – fins from dead sharks, dead sea cucumbers, dead starfish. As a conservationist, it all upsets him, but he feels particularly distressed when he sees sacks of dried seahorses. “The traditional Chinese medicine shops are full…