The new western lowland gorilla came into the world on Oct. 26, the zoo reported. But when the baby boy’s mother Nneka failed to “show appropriate maternal care,” Fredrika (aka Freddy), who has raised four others, took over mothering duties.

“You can’t regulate stupidity,” Commissioner David Edge said, referring to behaviors of some pet owners. “We don’t really have a problem, so why should we try to fix it?” Edge said.

Back in June of this year, a venomous snake escaped its enclosure in a private owner's home and went loose in a neighborhood. The city council member in charge of the district where the snake got loose was quick to jump at the opportunity to make a wide sweeping ban on owning exotic pets, and took the matter directly to the city council for a hearing. However as time passed and more facts about the incident and the owner came to light, the language of the ban was able to be worked on. The folks at USARK were ready from the beginning to help everyone in that Raleigh community get a better understanding of herps and how to keep them.

WARNING: Some content may be considered graphic. - “River Wolf” attacks toddler at AZA accredited zoo/aquarium, Dallas World Aquarium.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is currently seeking public feedback from all interested parties on draft rules regarding administrative changes relating to post-revocation and non-renewal licensure actions.

We were reminded of a study which was published in Social Movement Studies entitled “Nobody’s paying me to cry: the causes of activist burnout in United States animal rights activists.” The authors concluded that, while many factors play a role, racist and sexist treatment of individuals within animal rights groups also contributed to what the authors described as “burnout:” “when people once deeply embedded in movements – people who intended to remain engaged – are forced to disengage due to the stress impacts of participation.”

One might be surprised at first to think that an organization that purports it’s alleged “ethical” motive would attempt to convey it through “unethical” means by taking advantage of what many are going through with the finical struggles after emerging out of the pandemic. Well, this is nothing new for PETA. In fact, this is right up their alley.

Most people know that zookeepers do not get into the field for the money, it is for the love of animals and the job that keeps them going. To their own peril, zookeepers have refused to leave their animals even during wartime and natural disasters.

The following change(s) were observed the week of 09/20/21 to the “Publications, Forms and Guidance Documents” located on the USDA/APHIS website.

Every year on September 22nd folks all around the world celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day (EAD).

Governor Abbott is open to hearing this discussion, and announced that he would like to hear his concerns addressed on this topic during the third session this year.