Renewal and Reconciliation: Strasbourg Municipality and SPA Work Together to Improve Animal Shelter Conditions

Renewal and Reconciliation: Strasbourg Municipality and SPA Work Together to Improve Animal Shelter Conditions

Marie-Françoise Hamard, municipal councilor and Clément Moeglin, the new president of the SPA. Credit: Maud Karst Tensions had marred relations between the association and the municipality of Strasbourgleading to the suspension of the annual subsidy of €44,000 granted to the animal shelter by the City. A gesture more symbolic than anything else (when we know … Read more

Rare Loggerhead Sea Turtle Sighting in Toulon Harbor Amazes Sailing Instructor

Rare Loggerhead Sea Turtle Sighting in Toulon Harbor Amazes Sailing Instructor

“A turtle in Toulon harbor? It’s the first time I’ve seen one in 22 years!”, says Jean-Christophe Durbec. This sailing instructor from the Yacht club had a surprising encounter this Wednesday early in the afternoon. While he is ensuring the safety of a group of 10-year-old children on a Catsy (small catamaran) outing, they notice … Read more

Controlling Animal Diseases to Tackle Climate Change: New Research Findings

Controlling Animal Diseases to Tackle Climate Change: New Research Findings

New research shows that effectively controlling common animal diseases could be a sustainable way to tackle climate change. Every animal lost to a preventable disease also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Animal diseases also reduce the productivity of a livestock farm. Animal diseases have a devastating impact on livestock farming. For example, in 2022, 131 … Read more

Urgent Call for Effective Vaccine Against Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE) in Spanish Cattle Farming Industry

Urgent Call for Effective Vaccine Against Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE) in Spanish Cattle Farming Industry

Los beef farmers they urgently effective vaccine against Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE), which was declared for the first time in August of last year in Salamanca and shortly after in the province of Zamorawhere there are already 1,153 dead bovine animals and nearly eight thousand sick. The incidence does not stop and “19 de Abril” … Read more

Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

Rocio Huerta, general director of Livestock and Agrarian Health, encourages all Asturian livestock farmers to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue disease, which has caused the Principality to be declared a restricted zone since last November 10, after some cases were detected. . Huerta wants to clear up any doubts about vaccinating livestock – the target … Read more

CES 2024: Invoxia Unveils Minitailz, an AI-Powered Fitness Bracelet for Animals

CES 2024: Invoxia Unveils Minitailz, an AI-Powered Fitness Bracelet for Animals

“You already have a smart watch. Now it’s their turn,” proudly proclaimed the sign at the Invoxia booth at the fairgrounds. The inscription depicted a dog with an unusually large collar. This is the main attraction this year from this manufacturer – it’s called Minitailz and company representatives refer to it as a “fitness bracelet … Read more

Bats and Sugar: How Bats Can Eat Immense Amounts of Sugar Without Health Problems

Bats and Sugar: How Bats Can Eat Immense Amounts of Sugar Without Health Problems

Some bats eat immense amounts of sugar, but unlike humans, this does not cause any health problems. Too much sugar is bad for your health. It can lead to diabetes, obesity or even cancer, among other things. Remarkably, bats that eat fruit don’t seem to be bothered by this at all, even though they eat … Read more

British Nature Photographer Discovers Mouse Cleaning Up Shed at Night

British Nature Photographer Discovers Mouse Cleaning Up Shed at Night

Jan 8, 2024 at 9:25 AM Update: an hour ago British nature photographer Rodney Holbrook noticed that items in his shed mysteriously change places at night. To unmask the perpetrator, he set up a camera. A mouse turns out to be to blame. The images show the mouse dragging items lying around to a container … Read more

New York’s Love for Dogs: The Rise of ‘Covid Dogs’ and Luxury Canine Services

New York’s Love for Dogs: The Rise of ‘Covid Dogs’ and Luxury Canine Services

They are small or big, adorable or grumpy, but they have one thing in common: They are treated like kings! In New York, dogs are everywhere. In parks with their owners, on sidewalks for daily walks but also in spa hotels entirely dedicated to canine well-being. Without forgetting the extravagance of certain shops which even … Read more