A shipment of innocent research monkeys met a tragic end this week after a truck carrying the animals overturned on Interstate 59, prompting a chaotic response fueled by false reports that the primates were infected with dangerous diseases — including “hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.”
Read More Mississippi: Innocent research monkeys killed after police ‘mistakenly’ told they were infected with COVID-19 and STDs
Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91.
Read More Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
A new report has revealed that it took at least 12 New York animal cops in a four-hour “squirrel raid” to find and seize a pet squirrel and raccoon from an amateur sanctuary. The case drew national scrutiny from Vice President JD Vance and tech giant Elon Musk.
Read More Report: N.Y. Planned ‘Peanut’ The Squirrel Execution Ahead Of ‘Squirrel Raid’
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling to axe a beloved American tradition, replacing it with what it calls a “delicious” vegan substitution.
Read More PETA Urges End to Groundhog Day Tradition, Proposes ‘Vegan Weather Cake’ Alternative To Punxsutawney Phil
A wildlife sanctuary in Washington state suffered the loss of 20 big cats due to the bird flu virus, the sanctuary announced, calling the deaths a heartbreaking “significant loss.”
Read More Washington: 20 Sanctuary Cats Tragically Die After ‘Contracting Bird Flu’
Pandas are officially being shipped back to the United States from China for the first time in 21 years.
Read More 2 Pandas Coming To U.S. From China For First Time In 21 Years