Cruel to squash snouts of breeds like pugs: PETA | India News

Cruel to squash snouts of breeds like pugs: PETA | India News

MUMBAI: Ahead of World Plastic Surgery Day (15 July), PETA India said it was launching an appeal to remind everyone that while humans may have a choice when it comes to the shape of their nose, pet dog breeds like Pugs and other flat-faced dogs don’t. PETA said they are intentionally and cruelly bred to … Read more

Caribou herds in B.C., Alberta, growing due to wolf culls: study

Caribou herds in B.C., Alberta, growing due to wolf culls: study

Fresh research suggests Western Canada’s once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades. “If we don’t shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have … Read more

In new film I.S.S., space is the next frontier for U.S.-Russia tensions

In new film I.S.S., space is the next frontier for U.S.-Russia tensions

Gabriela Cowperthwaite is the first to admit her new film, I.S.S., is out of step with herĀ career to date. The director of Blackfish (a documentary about the cruel treatment of orcasĀ in captivity, Children of the Underground (about a covert network built to smuggle families away from abusive partners) and Our Friend (a true story of … Read more