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The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed] Cow is the national animal of Nepal and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.
The controversial practice of circus animal acts is legal in the US. [62] In 2015 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it will phase out its use of elephants by 2018, [63] but ended up shutting down in 2017. In May 2022, the circus announced it would resume touring in 2023 without the use of animals.
Outrage erupted among animal welfare activists after Colorado courts ruled that five captive elephants could not petition for release. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo do not have human rights. Here, an elephant walks within the Kimana Sanctuary in Kenya, February 8, 2021.
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 ...
World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention ; Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention, Convention on Wetlands) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), Bonn Convention)
Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature – legal, social or biological – of nonhuman animals is an important factor. Animal law encompasses companion animals, wildlife, animals used in entertainment and animals raised for food and research.
The spaniels are the newest members of an anti-poaching brigade set up to dismantle ivory trafficking networks that have devastated elephant herds in Mali.