All tag results for 'environment'

At Chester Zoo in the UK two new baby Asian small-clawed otters were just born!

They are so insanely adborz it's painful!

The cute lil' babies were named Daley and Rebecca after two U.K. Olympians: diver Tom Daley and swimmer Rebecca Adlington.

Get it?

Cause otters are great swimmers!

Best part is that these little guys are listed as vulnerable to extinction because of threats to their environment like pollution, habitat destruction and because of hunting, so it's great there's two more of these little guys in the world.

Who could ever hunt something so cute and tiny?

Tags: animals, babies, baby, cute, environment, hunting, new, newborns, olympians, olympics, otter, otters, small, swim, uk, zoo

In New York City, a vet has been accused of dumping the bodies of euthanized pets along a highway!

That's terrible!

His clients paid him to euthanize then cremate their pets, not toss them onto the road

Tags: animal, animals, arrest, arrested, cat, cats, dog, dogs, environment, euthanize, horrible, man, new york, new york city, pets, safety, terrible, vet

The House has passed a bill that allows polar bears to be imported from Canada for hunting and opens up most public land to "sportsmen."

And this does NOT sit well with Bill Maher!

The pundit called the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 "outrageous bullshiz" and

Tags: bill, bill maher, environment, hunting, polar bears, politics, sportsmen’s heritage act of 2012

Sustainability is key and Earth Day is a call for over a billion environmentalists to chip in and help Mother Nature.

But, your pets want to get in on the action too!

Here are some ways to help your animals be sustainable as well.

Tags: animal, animals, earth day, environment, pets, sustainability, vegan

Splash Central at Doggie Central will be having its grand opening this Saturday.

There will be dog swimming and dock diving demonstrations as well as a special appearance by

Tags: animals, california, dog, doggie central, dogs, environment, owner, pet, play, pool, swim, swimming, trained, walk, water

The The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is supporting the House Judiciary Committee for passing H.R. 511, a ban that stops the importation and trade of nine nonnative species of large, exotic constrictor snakes.

The snakes on the list are the Indian python, reticulated python, Northern African python, Southern African python, boa constrictor, green anaconda, yellow anaconda, DeSchauensee's anaconda, and Beni anaconda.

You may not have heard of many or any of those because they're EXOTIC!

The ASPCA said:

"The pet trade in these exotic reptiles poses serious threats to public safety, animal welfare, and the environment.

Passing H.R. 511 would mark a significant achievement for the welfare of these snakes, for the protection of our native species, and for the safety of our communities.

The ASPCA urges support for this important legislation on the House and Senate floors."

These breeds of snake pose a threat to the environment, and are dangerous, so it's good that this new ban is in effect.

The senator who put the bill through said:

"While the animals pay the ultimate price, local governments and taxpayers are left to bear the enormous fiscal burden when dangerous wild animals are set loose or escape, or when they are seized due to neglect."

We're so happy that this ban went though, it will save exotic pets from people who can't properly care for them and save other people from released exotic pets.

Tags: america, animals, aspca, ban, breed, cruelty, environment, government, pet, protect, protection, snake, species

Seven people in the U.S. have been arrested in connection with trafficking rhino horns.

The horns are cut from the head of the endangered rhino for ornamental carvings, good luck charms or possible medical purposes, including curing cancer (all of which are unsubstantiated or just plain false).

The assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division said:

"The rhino is an animal of prehistoric origin that is facing possible extinction because of an illegal trade for its horns on the black market that is driven by greed."

Check out the above video to learn all about rhino horn trafficking and what specially trained park rangers are doing to stop it.

Tags: arrest, arrested, cancer, danger, endangered, environment, horns, illegal, rhino, traffic