Psyche! Not that Tala! This Tala is a wolf pup, now a full-grown wolf. Watch more inter-species love. Thanks, James!
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wmtc: another victory: historic reduction in unnecessary animal testing in europe
From HSI Canada: Humane Society International has just secured the biggest reduction in animal testing requirements in history! Our science team has been hard at work for more than two years, negotiating with companies, government authorities and elected officials in Brussels for major changes to European testing requirements for pesticides
Continue readingwmtc: how can we live without polar bears? bbc’s planet earth gets political
In October, I blogged about my impressions of the BBC nature series “Planet Earth”. I loved the show, but criticized the producers for making it completely apolitical. There was not a single mention of habitat conservation, climate change or any human-caused environmental disruption, which struck me as a terrible missed
Continue readingwmtc: harper govt ignores science, puts environment at risk. yes, what else is new.
Yesterday I received an update from the office of Senator Mac Harb, sponsor of the Harb Seal Bill. Here is the English-language portion. It’s short, and I hope you will read the whole thing.Dear Friend,The Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oce…
Continue readingwmtc: early dispatches from movie season
Last year I mentioned I had never seen a single Pixar movie, including any Toy Story movie. Many wmtc readers recommended I watch all three Toy Story movies, which seemed excessive to me, but I thought it was time to at least see one. I’m watching “Toy…
Continue readingwmtc: more interspecies love, lion and human edition
This is one of the most beautiful animal videos I’ve ever seen. Enjoy!Lion and human, friends and family
Continue readingwmtc: wolf puppies!
When we visited the Haliburton Wolf Centre in March – our second time there, to see the wolves in their winter coats – the alpha female was pregnant. In April, four healthy pups were born: two males (one black, one gray) and two females (one black, one…
Continue readingwmtc: animal services for animals and people, not profit! toronto must not privatize tas!
Privatization frenzy threatens and destroys our quality of life in so many ways. Health care, public transit, libraries, sanitation, day care, recreation, parks – these are services that should always be managed publicly. These services are the backbon…
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