Archives for Wildlife in Captivity
European Union should help Greek fur industry workers switch to other trades, says animal advocate
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Animal Issues Reporter spoke with Mariza Christodoulou, vice president of the Panhellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation in Greece during a demonstration she helped lead...
Fur trade is important to the Greek economy, says industry spokesman
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ As the fourth annual “Fur Excellence in Athens” International Fur Fair takes place this year on March 27-30, Animal Issues Reporter takes a look...
‘Burn the fur industry,’ say Greek protestors
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris As the fourth annual “Fur Excellence in Athens” International Fur Fair approaches this year on March 27-30, Animal Issues Reporter (AIR) takes a look back at...
Animals killed cruelly ‘for money and vanity,’ say fur fair protestors
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ As the fourth annual “Fur Excellence in Athens” International Fur Fair approaches this year on March 27-30, Animal Issues Reporter (AIR) takes a look...
High sales at Greek fur fair despite bad economy, protestors, and tight security: a look back
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Greece’s withered economy and confrontations with protestors do not deter hundreds of furriers from gathering every spring in a heavily-secured exhibition hall near Athens. They...
Taiji dolphins spared from death last month may be slaughtered today
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ If you’re a wild bottlenose dolphin in the waters off Taiji, Japan, the hunters waiting there might have different plans for you today than...
‘How I became first an animal lover and second a politician’ – U.S. Congressman Sam Farr
While covering The Humane Society of the United States Taking Action for Animals (TAFA) conference recently, Animal Issues Reporter.org’s correspondent Catherine Cowan heard an impassioned speech by U.S. Congressman...
Cheetahs taken from Namibia to Cuban zoo ‘will be OK,’ says animal protection group
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Namibia, already the target of heated criticism for the annual slaughter of desert seals on its Atlantic Coast (Cpt. Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd calls...
Drugs and high stress could kill wildlife captured and exported by Namibia, says NSPCA
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “Disgust” was the word an animal welfare organization used to describe its view of the Namibian government’s trap and transfer about 150 wild animals of...
‘The capture has started’: Namibia traps wildlife for export to Cuba
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “The earth is not ours,” the Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism told a group assembled at a country club earlier this month. “It is...