Captive dolphins endure extensive suffering in their tragic lives
Dolphins are the epitome of joyful, playful animals. We talk about their smiles, curiosity, intelligence, and willingness to help other animals. Unfortunately, the dolphins we see in captivity aren’t smiling with joy. In reality, they’re suffering in so many different ways. Over 3,000 dolphins are held captive to profit from a multibillion-dollar dolphin tourism industry.
“Utterly unacceptable and unlawful”: Ireland’s mistreatment of male calves
A new documentary by Ireland’s RTÉ Investigates programme, 'Milking It; Dairy's Dirty Secret' has exposed animal welfare breaches of male calves in Ireland, both on-farm and during live export to Europe.
Türkiye hopeful of reviving Black Sea grain deal at Erdogan’s Russia visit
"We hope this issue will be finalised in Erdogan's meeting with Putin," says chief aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his visit to Sochi.
EU says it’s important to resume Türkiye-led grain deal
European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis says Russian restriction on Ukraine exports creating hardship for developing countries.
4 Top Canadian Vegan Brands Driving Innovation
The US plant-based market has often cast a shadow on its Canadian counterparts, but several vegan brands are not only thriving in Canada, but innovating in the plant-based and alt-protein space.
Do pigs feel emotions?
They are at least equal to dogs in terms of their cognitive ability and maybe just as intelligent as many primates. Pigs don’t have great PR. When the public thinks of pigs, they often think of just dirty animals with big appetites. But they couldn’t be more wrong. Pigs are wonderful animals with a whole range of emotions.
Türkiye will continue intense efforts for grain deal resumption — Erdogan
Türkiye will continue to carry out “intense” efforts and diplomacy for the resumption of the Black Sea grain deal, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his Russian counterpart.
Farmers are being paid millions to trap carbon in their soils. Will it actually...
Lance Unger has been doing things a little differently lately on his farm near the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana. After last fall’s harvest, rather than leaving his fields fallow, he sowed some of them with cover crops of oats and sorghum that grew until the winter cold killed them off. And before planting corn and soybeans this spring, Unger drove a machine to shove aside yellowing stalks—last season’s “trash,” as he calls it—rather than tilling the soil and plowing the stalks under.
WFP Cuts Aid to 8 Million Food-Insecure People Due to Funding Shortfall
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) had to cut aid to 8 million people in Afghanistan due to a funding shortfall.
India rice export ban triggers global price hike and food security worries
The South Asian nation's curbs come in the wake of Russia's pullout from the Ukraine grain deal, which has jacked up wheat prices sharply in the past few days.
