Authorities rescued 92 animals—80 cats and 12 dogs—from a Florida home in Stuart after complaints, finding them in extreme heat and unsanitary conditions. The homeowner, 77-year-old Gail Giustino, was arrested on animal cruelty charges, while many animals received veterinary care and some were reunited with owners.
A 77-year-old Florida woman was arrested after 80 cats and 12 dogs were found in her Stuart home living in extreme hoarding conditions, including high temperatures and a foot of faeces. A hazmat team was needed for rescue, and the woman faces animal cruelty charges.
Orcas in the Gulf of California have been filmed using a previously unrecorded hunting technique to dismember giant sunfish. They coordinate to hold and ram the fish, breaking it into thousands of pieces, possibly to aid younger orcas in feeding or for play.
A monkey caused nearly an hour of peak-hour train delays on Hong Kong's Kwun Tong line near Kowloon Bay station on Thursday morning, prompting reduced speeds before it left on its own and services gradually returned to normal.
La Calabria è devastata da numerosi incendi, con 164 focolai registrati in 24 ore. La Protezione Civile e i Vigili del Fuoco denunciano l'origine dolosa e criminale dei roghi, rivelando l'uso di inneschi ritardati, molotov e, in un caso disumano, gatti con stracci imbevuti di liquido infiammabile legati alla coda e lanciati nei campi.
Os EUA impuseram uma tarifa adicional de 25% sobre o etanol brasileiro, mas especialistas avaliam que o impacto na economia do Brasil será limitado, pois o mercado norte-americano já representa menos de 16% das exportações. A medida é vista como política, impulsionando o Brasil a buscar novos mercados e fortalecer a produção interna de etanol de milho.
Authorities rescued 80 cats and 12 dogs from the squalid Stuart, Florida home of 77-year-old Gail Giustino, a mail carrier, who was charged with animal cruelty and confinement. The animals were found in extreme conditions, with up to a foot of feces, and Giustino is believed to be suffering from mental health issues.
A CNI manteve a projeção de crescimento do PIB brasileiro em 2% para 2024, mas revisou a inflação para 5%, citando pressões de alimentos e combustíveis. A entidade alerta para juros altos e desafios fiscais, enquanto a indústria extrativa e o agronegócio impulsionam o crescimento, com riscos externos do Oriente Médio e tarifas dos EUA.
Chinese internet users and animal lovers are outraged by a video showing minors killing a stray dog and her puppies in Jieyang. Despite censorship and authorities citing the boys' age, the incident has sparked offline protests and calls for animal cruelty laws, even reaching international billboards.
L'Associazione italiana difesa animali ed ambiente (AIDAA) denuncerà l'uso di gatti come inneschi per incendi boschivi in Calabria e offre una taglia di 1.000 euro per l'identificazione dei responsabili, dopo che la Protezione Civile ha riscontrato tali pratiche crudeli.
L'Associazione italiana difesa animali ed ambiente (AIDAA) ha annunciato denunce e una taglia di 1.000 euro per chi aiuterà a identificare e condannare i piromani che usano gatti e altri animali come inneschi per incendi boschivi in Calabria, una pratica denunciata dalla Protezione Civile.
Six beluga whales from Canada's controversial Marineland have been transferred to US aquariums in Chicago and San Antonio, ending their long captivity saga in Canada. Advocates express relief but remain concerned about conditions and call for guarantees against breeding and forced performances.
I Carabinieri Nas, in accordo con il Ministero della Salute, hanno concluso una campagna nazionale di controlli sul pet food, rilevando irregolarità nel 21% delle 275 ispezioni. L'operazione ha portato a 56 segnalazioni, 4 violazioni penali, 88 amministrative, sanzioni per 129.773 euro e sequestri per 1,7 milioni di euro, inclusi 60.800 kg di alimenti e 15 medicinali veterinari.
Carl McDaniel, 65, was charged and tossed by a bison at Yellowstone's Bridge Bay Campground on July 10, suffering multiple bone fractures. He recounted the attack from Bozeman Health Deaconess Medical Center, emphasizing the animal's unexpected speed and aggression.
Uma arraia de fogo foi filmada por drone em águas cristalinas do Rio Tocantins, em Babaçulândia, nadando com tucunarés. O pescador esportivo Wanderson Costa registrou a cena, que mostra uma relação de comensalismo, onde os tucunarés se alimentam de presas liberadas pela arraia.
Beavers reintroduced to Paradise Fields in Ealing, West London, have successfully mitigated flooding around Greenford Tube station, a problem that previously plagued the area. The "nature's engineers" built dams, creating wetlands that slow water flow and boost local biodiversity, demonstrating a free, effective solution.
A female marmoset monkey was found abandoned inside a laundry bag on a route 302 bus in Kensal Rise, north-west London. Discovered by the driver, the stressed and dehydrated primate was rescued by RSPCA animal welfare officers.
Starlet sea anemones use specialized mobile nematosomes and the cJun gene to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial microbes, challenging the belief that targeted immunity is exclusive to vertebrates' adaptive immune systems and pushing back its evolutionary timeline.
Flowerhorn cichlids, a human-bred hybrid fish, have escaped into Lake Sampaloc in the Philippines, threatening native wildlife like the endangered silver perch. Scientists warn the invasive species, thriving in polluted conditions, poses ecological damage and potential health risks from parasites to local residents who consume them.
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Kiel University discovered that the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, uses specialized mobile cell structures called nematosomes to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial ones. This challenges the long-held assumption that targeted immune discrimination requires the complex adaptive immune system of vertebrates, pushing back the evolutionary timeline for such capabilities by hundreds of millions of years.
Human-bred flowerhorn cichlids, an ornamental fish, have invaded Lake Sampaloc in the Philippines, threatening native species like the endangered ayungin. Escaping from breeding facilities during a typhoon, they thrive in polluted waters, raising ecological and potential parasitic health concerns.
Uma sucuri de mais de 4 metros e 70 quilos foi resgatada pelo Corpo de Bombeiros em Quirinópolis, Goiás, após ser encontrada perto de uma área residencial. O animal, aparentemente saudável, será encaminhado ao Cetas em Goiânia para avaliação e posterior soltura em local adequado.
Two US biotech companies, Akston Biosciences and OKAVA Pharmaceuticals, are testing experimental GLP-1 weight-loss treatments for overweight cats, aiming to bring the blockbuster drug class into pet medicine amidst a growing pet obesity problem and increasing owner spending on pet health.
The Trump administration's Interior Department canceled a rule granting automatic protections to threatened species, requiring individualized plans instead. This change, which also mandates economic impact analysis for habitat designation, is seen by critics as weakening the Endangered Species Act and benefiting industry over conservation.
