Octopus Uses Tools
Until now, tool use has been considered the preserve of the “higher” mammals and a few birds. However Museum Victoria scientist’s Drs Julian Finn and Mark Norman have recorded the first case of tool use in an invertebrate animal. The researchers have discovered dramatic behaviour by a tropical octopus that selects, stacks, transports and assembles coconut shells as portable armour…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Ricky Gervais And Chrissie Hynde Join BUAV Call To End Shockinig And Cruel Animal Botox Tests
BUAV is delighted that Ricky Gervais and Chrissie Hynde have joined its call to end the cruelty and suffering inflicted on mice for botox products. The campaign has been launched following a BUAV investigation that has revealed for the first time graphic and disturbing evidence of the suffering inflicted on hundreds of thousands of mice for botox testing and is calling on botox manufacturers such as Ipsen, Allergan and Merz-Pharma, to put an end to this appalling cruelty. Botox is used by huge numbers of people worldwide for cosmetic or vanity purposes – temporarily smoothing away wrinkles to enable people to look younger.While botox products undoubtedly have medical uses, a major use is for cosmetic purposes whether they are licensed for this use or used ‘off-label.’ The revelations of the suffering involved with just about every batch of botox that hits the high street has shocked members of the public and celebrities alike.The animal test used is the archaic poisoning test LD50 (lethal dose 50 – this is the dose at which 50% of the mice would be expected to die when injected with the toxin), one of the cruellest and most controversial tests carried out on animals.The test involves injecting mice in the abdomen with the botulinum toxin (botox). Within hours, signs of poisoning start to show. Many mice suffer increasing paralysis and difficulty breathing and then, if left unattended, will eventually suffocate to death. The level of suffering is appalling. No pain relief is given.
Animal Welfare Charity Feud Ends
Peace has been declared in a long-running feud between two animal welfare charities, it has been confirmed.
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals had accused its counterpart in England and Wales of “dirty tricks” over fundraising.
It had claimed the RSPCA was raising money in Scotland despite not operating there…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Animals Found Dead And Starving During Raid
Animal welfare groups raided an exotic animal delivery company Tuesday and found starving snakes, dead rodents in small enclosures and hundreds of reptiles still in shipping crates, officials said.
Dozens of people with the city, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas and the Humane Society of North Texas were taking inventory of the animals, estimated at 20,000, and removing them from U.S. Global Exotics…
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