U.S. pork prices rising as fatal pig disease cuts global meat supply, says Tyson CEO
U.S. pork prices rose in recent weeks at a time when they would normally be falling, as a fatal pig disease in China is tightening global meat supplies, the chief executive of Tyson Foods Inc. said on Tuesday. The price increase is probably the first ...
Tiny deer-like species rediscovered after nearly 30 years in Vietnam
A tiny deer-like species not seen by scientists for nearly 30 years has been photographed in a forest in southern Vietnam, a conservation group said Tuesday. Images of the silver-backed chevrotain, commonly called the Vietnamese mouse deer, were captured in the wild by trap cameras, ...
Japanese government to avoid using term 'hog cholera' to mitigate concern over swine fever
The government said Monday it will avoid using the term "hog cholera," opting instead for "classical swine fever," as officials hope to allay public concerns about the outbreak of the disease, which is harmless to humans. "We will standardize the term 'CSF' to counter reputational ...
Rogue 'Bin Laden' elephant caught in India after killing five people
An elephant named after the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden that killed five Indian villagers has been caught after a massive operation to hunt down the creature, officials said Monday. Wildlife officers tracked the pachyderm — dubbed "Laden" by the locals it menaced in ...
'If I don't kill you, I can't feed my family': Inside Cambodia's brutal dog meat trade
Cambodian dog meat traders drown, strangle and stab thousands of canines a day in a shadowy but sprawling business that traumatizes workers and exposes them to deadly diseases like rabies. Khieu Chan bursts into tears when describing a job that haunts him as he goes ...
Orangutan Sandra, 33, granted legal person-hood settles into new Florida home
A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal person-hood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida. Patti Ragan, director of the center in Wauchula, Florida, says Sandra is "very sweet and inquisitive" and adjusting to ...
Animals of all stripes (and spots) found their 15 minutes of fame in the 2010s
What do hamster behinds, a handsome gorilla and cats running train stations have in common? Hours of social media gold!
A DNA test has revealed that a stray dog found in the yard of a home on Australia's east coast is a rare purebred dingo, rather than an abandoned puppy as rescuers first thought. Found in the back garden on a house in Wandiligong, 330 ...
Amid boom in Japan, ban on trading endangered otters set to take effect
Amid booming demand for them as pets in Japan, a ban on the international commercial trade of endangered otters found in Southeast Asia will take effect later this month to protect the animals, which are affected by habitat loss and smuggling. Conservation groups have identified ...
Hordes of brain-munching undead terrorizing neighborhoods make for fun television and movies, but zombies could never be real ... or could they? There are, in fact, a growing number of documented examples in the animal kingdom of parasites that change their hosts' behavior — and ...
Indiana woman who kept snakes found dead with python around her neck
An Indiana woman found with an 8-foot-long (2.4-meter) python wrapped around her neck had apparently kept snakes at the residence, which was filled with snakes and outfitted for a collection of the reptiles, police said Thursday. Laura Hurst, 36, was found unresponsive Wednesday night on ...
Ruff rider: Dog gets hit by car and stuck inside bumper for miles
A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realized she was carrying an injured passenger. Coco, a Shiba, was being treated for a fractured elbow after being struck ...
