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Because animals in zoos are killed for many reasons, such as old age or disease, just as pet animals are often euthanized because of health problems, it is beyond the scope of this list to identify every case where an animal is killed in a zoo. The list focuses on controversial, unusual or otherwise noteworthy cases where the incident was ...
The RV driver discovered the bird three days later and returned it to the zoo. [10] 2008 Guha Exotic Animal Reserve Huntsville, Ontario: Jaguar: 1 day A six-year-old jaguar escaped from the zoo, attacking a dog before being shot by police. The zoo is now closed. 2007 Safari Niagara Stevensville, Ontario: Syrian brown bear: Several hours [11] 2007
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com . This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Animal cruelty charges ...
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday's ...
United States v. Stevens, 559 U.S. 460 (2010), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 48, [1] a federal statute criminalizing the commercial production, sale, or possession of depictions of cruelty to animals, was an unconstitutional abridgment of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
The Potawatomi Zoo in Indiana is looking after a trio of pups. Not just any pups, they are called African painted dogs and are an endangered species.
Articles pertaining to individual incidents that have been described by sources as involving cruelty to animals. Please note that pages here do not necessarily involve actual animal cruelty in the legal definition of the word. Rather, they are pages that deal with the subject of animal cruelty and the associated controversies.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.