The pet industry consists of the sale of captive-bred animals as well as wild-caught ones. Many pets are bred by breeders but birds, fish and reptiles are often captured from the wild. There are a number of reasons to prefer captive-bred pets to wild-caught: In some cases, collection of animals from the wild is detrimental […]
Military working dogs serve and protect U.S. armed forces all over the world including Iraq and Afghanistan. The ASPCA informs us that currently these heroic, loyal dogs are considered “equipment” by the U.S. Department of Defense. This classification not only belittles their lifesaving contributions to our services, but also makes it very difficult to bring […]
Biologist John Humphrey has developed a python trap that has been patented. The trap is being tested in Florida’s Everglades where non-native Burmese pythons are wreaking havoc with wildlife. When the snakes became too much for owners to handle, they have irresponsibly released them in wild areas. Burmese pythons are not native to America. The […]
