For experiments and scientific developments - animals were used for testing cosmetics but this is now illegal in the UK. Animals are still used to test drugs before they are given to humans ...
Animal Cognition
How do animals use the information they obtain from ... and birds must wait for flowers to refill before they return for another meal. Returning too soon would be a waste of time and energy ...
Behavior Under Risk: How Animals Avoid Becoming Dinner
This can be innate, for example, animals can identify predators as a threat even if they have never encountered them before ... omnivorous starfish do not elicit this response.
Queer Animals Are Everywhere. Science Is Finally Catching On.
While few animals are exclusively “gay” or “lesbian,” an extraordinary number, it now appears, engage in some form of same-sex relations. There are now reputable evidence-confirmed findings of such ...
Animal Welfare Act
On August 24, the Laboratory Animal ... and Trade Act (FACTA) (P.L. 101-624), an omnibus farm bill, is adopted into law. The Pet Theft Act, included in FACTA, is an amendment to the AWA, requiring ...
Animals as pets
Adopting an animal that has no home and might otherwise be destroyed is clearly a morally good thing to do. But there are ethical problems involved in keeping animals as pets - these become ...
How to stay safe during encounters with wild animals
We will undoubtedly bump into animals in their natural habitats, a prospect that delights one group more than the other.
Fat Insulation: How Do Animals Keep Warm?
Blubber is an insulating layer of fat under the skin. While animals that live in chilly places can’t put on a sweater, they can eat and develop this fatty layer to help them survive. In the deep ocean ...
Everything You Need to Know About Animal Testing for Cosmetics
The tragedy led to the passage of the 1938 U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which required ... the continued use of animal testing in cosmetics is China, which before 2021 required ...
Ten organisations account for half of all animal research in Great Britain in 2021
June 2022, Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Reporting Animal Cruelty
Should I report animal cruelty if I suspect it, but do not have proof ... the jurisdiction and venue of the offense, and that the acts depicted in the images occurred before the expiration of the ...
Animals in danger of being euthanized in Henry Co., SPCA says
With animal shelters across the country already dealing with capacity issues — not to mention preparing for a surge in missing pets over the holiday weekend — the Martinsville Henry County SPCA put ...
