Protecting animals and children from abuse through more communication and cross-reporting

SB115 promotes communication between the DCFS and animal control in cross-reporting animal and child abuse.

Animals might be sentient in the law’s eyes, but how they’re treated still varies hugely

Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.
New York Post

Mississippi mom guns down monkey that escaped from overturned truck to protect her children: ‘I did what any other mother would do’

A Mississippi mom shot dead one of the aggressive monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck last week to protect her young children. Jessica Bond Ferguson said she and other Heidelberg residents ...

Sting, Bite, Zap! Meet Nature’s Venomous Animals in Our Five-Day Unit Plan for Kids

Venomous animals are unique species that produce and utilize specialized toxins by injecting prey or predators using bites, stings or spines. They primarily inject venom in order to capture their prey ...