IWCs decision to run IWC62 behind closed doors

Bridget Vercoe, WSPA New Zealands Country Manager said: WSPA is extremely disappointed and appalled by the IWCs complete lack of transparency during the negotiation process when today choosing to run the next day and a half of meetings behind closed …

American Humane Gives Emergency Grant to Arizona Animal Shelter Evacuated by Wildfire

Second Chance Center for Animals in Flagstaff, Ariz., Evacuates 180 Animals and Sets Up Temporary Animal Shelter

Council approves salary pool for employee raise

At the June 7 council meeting, the Logan City Council approved a three percent pool of $8,505 for salary increases for 2010-2011 with raises to be based on employee evaluations.

Farm Sanctuarys Fourth of July Pignic to be held July 4

ORLAND Celebrate the freedom of rescued farm animals who call Farm Sanctuary home by visiting the Orland shelter this July 4.

Kiwi Troops Destroy 100kg Russian Aircraft Bomb

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) were called out to the location of a 100kg Russian aircraft bomb threatening both a village and the World Heritage Site of the largest Bamyan Buddha last month.

Group to Form on Hill of Tara Today

TaraWatch will be joining with other groups and individuals today on the Hill of Tara to form a new Irish-based support group for the Australian indigenous Wongkumarra people, called Wongkumarra Solidarity Ireland.

G20 Must Measure Recovery by Jobs

Otawa, 17 June 2010 (ITUC OnLine) In a meeting today with a Global Unions delegation, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed that economic recovery would not be achieved until the labour market had recovered, and that measures were needed to …

Council approves salary pool for employee raise

At the June 7 council meeting, the Logan City Council approved a three percent pool of $8,505 for salary increases for 2010-2011 with raises to be based on employee evaluations.

A Tale of Two Pitties Unlikely bond shared by neglected pit bulls

Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! A summer of broken hearts leads to a spring of renewed spirit. In August 2009, the collective hearts of Northern New Mexico’s animal-loving community broke as we said goodbye to Salvador, the beloved yellow pit bull and resident of Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary.

Zoo staff convicted of culling hybrid tiger cubs

The head of a German zoo and three of his staff have been convicted of cruelty in the city of Magdeburg for killing three newborn tiger cubs which no zoo wanted to keep.