IWON.com Awards $10,000 to Both Wounded Vets & Rescued Pets as its Gaming Community Begins 3rd Month of Charity Team Challenge.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Game winning took on greater meaning once again in October, when socially conscious competitors enrolled in the IWON.com Team Challenge racked up major coinage for their favorite causes. IWON awarded monthly prizes of $10,000 each to two worthy charities by the two...

On behalf of their animal friends: involving children in animal advocacy: since time immemorial, animals have been serving human society in at least three broad roles: as teachers, as healers, and as companions and friends.
Children and teachers in 750 kindness clubs (organized by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, WSPA) in 32 African countries are actively involved in coordinating rural animal clinics and participate in clinic activities including the treatment of these animals. (WSPA, n.d.) Blanca Villarreal's class at...

Dogged by neighbours for dogs' love.
Byline: Sarfaraz Shaikh AHMEDABAD: Call it a side effect of the realty boom or may be just the society's response to an individual's love for animals. An apartment opposite the newly-developed Vastrapur lake is witnessing a war between a dog lover and the rest of...

The Body Shop in the U.S. and Canada recently partnered with The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to improve the lives of animals worldwide via the Make Yourself Beautiful campaign.
The Body Shop in the U.S. and Canada recently partnered with The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to improve the lives of animals worldwide via the Make Yourself Beautiful campaign. The Body Shop asked the public to sign a petition in support of a Universal Declaration...

WMPs have rights too: a case of feral poultry illuminates the need for wildlife management professionals to fight for their rights when activists try to take away the tools they need to do their jobs.
When we conceived the first issue of Wildlife Management Professional one year ago, one pest we never anticipated writing about was the feral chicken. As it turns out, a case involving feral chickens may exemplify what this industry, and this magazine, is all about. Key West, Fla.,...

Kite-flying can hurt birds, hit power.
MUMBAI: Flying kites during the festive time of Makar Sankranti this weekend might sound like fun, but it can be a painful time for the birds. Every year hundreds of pigeons, crows, eagles, parrots and pariah kites are either gravely injured or killed because the sharp 'manja' thread used...

Activists seize 5 spiny-tailed lizards.
Byline: Vijay Singh MUMBAI: Myth and legend are the real killers of these spiny-tailed lizards that are poached from forests for their oil, which is mistakenly assumed to contain 'magical powers'. Protected under schedule-2 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, five such spiny-tailed lizards...

'He should have got more time in jail'.
MUMBAI: Wildlife lovers are happy with the outcome of the Salman Khan poaching case although they feel a more stringent punishment should have been given to the actor. "It is a good decision that will do a whole lot of good for wildlife conservation. Till today, hunting...

ASPCA Announces Launch of 'ASPCA(R) Mission: Orange(TM)'.
Focused Campaign in Target Cities Aimed at Creating a Country of Humane Communities, One Community at a Time NEW YORK, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASPCA(R) (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(R)) today launched, in partnership with target animal welfare and community organizations...

Time to check around for unwanted critters.
Byline: Bronislaus Kush COLUMN: WORCESTER DIARY Folks are busy raking leaves, putting away the lawn furniture, prepping their snowblowers and performing numerous other tasks in anticipation of winter. But people sometimes forget that animals are also getting ready for the colder weather and...