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[1] [2] [3] Mark Bekoff, an American biologist and ethologist coined the term "zoothanasia" to describe zoo culling. [4] [5] Because animals in zoos are killed for many reasons, such as old age or disease, just as pet animals are often euthanized because of health problems, it is beyond the scope of this list to identify every case where an ...
Wild animal suffering is suffering experienced by non-human animals living in the wild, outside of direct human control, due to natural processes. Its sources include disease, injury, parasitism, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, weather conditions, natural disasters, killings by other animals, and psychological stress.
In Canada, it is an offense under the Criminal Code to intentionally cause unnecessary pain, suffering, or injury to an animal. [110] Poisoning animals is specifically prohibited. [110] It is also an offense to threaten to harm an animal belonging to someone else. [111] Most provinces and territories also have animal protection legislation. [112]
Giant pandas living in captivity could be suffering from “jet lag” if their body clocks don’t match their environments, scientists say.
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday's ...
In May 2024, Terrence Moore, director of the Cat Survival Trust in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, was found guilty of four charges of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. Dartmoor Zoo said the cat ...
Waddles 'n' Wags Animal Haven Eganville, Ontario: Serval: Never found A serval escaped from a roadside zoo and is presumed dead. 2022 Greater Vancouver Zoo: Langley, British Columbia: Wolf: 2 days Two wolves escaped from the Greater Vancouver Zoo after a hole was cut in their enclosure. One was recovered safely while the other was struck by a ...
The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by the same animal rights group.