Although dogs have played an important role in human life for thousands of years, little scientific attention has long been paid to our four-legged friends. As the scientific article The New Era of Canine Science: Reshaping Our Relationships With Dogs…
It’s a cruel business: puppies from Eastern Europe are bartered over the Internet – and go through hell before they can be sold: bred under the worst conditions, the puppies are snatched from their mothers much too early at the…
A glass of milk for breakfast, spaghetti Bolognese for lunch, a boiled egg and a slice of salami for dinner – for many, this is a normal meal plan. But menus like this leave the global consumption of animal products…
Black Cat Day has been celebrated on August 17th every year since 2011. Originally created to honor a woman who felt a bond with her black cat «Sinbad», this special day of the year is now used to remind us…
Health check for guinea pigs – Foundation for Animal Welfare in Germany Control eating behavior: Guinea pigs are not dieters. They love to eat and almost non-stop. Care should be taken if he has not had a meal for eight…
recommends merino wool with the GOTS label, as long as it does not come from Australia. Because earlier this year, the global animal welfare foundation found out that GOTS relies on Australian organic standards for Australian merino wool, which do…
Violeta is one of our oldest bears living in our BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa in Bulgaria, which is run together with FONDATION BRIGITTE BARDOT. While she may not be the prettiest of our bears, that’s not her fault. Violeta was certainly…
In the beginning, innate behavior predominates: kittens are born blind and deaf. Right from the start, however, they react very sensitively to touches such as cleaning their mother. When a kitten is separated from the litter or hungry, it emits…
The animals are either abandoned on the streets, left alone in vacant houses or remote areas, or given to animal shelters. This is especially noticeable around the holiday season, when pets bought as gifts become uninteresting after the holidays. In…
Rabbits are very social animals that need company and plenty of room to exercise. Because they are kept in tiny wire-mesh cages on angora farms, they are unable to perform many of their natural behaviors, such as gnawing on branches…