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Raw diets ‘pose risk to human and animal health’
Researchers found that 43 per cent of commercial raw food diets contained listeria. Researchers find bacteria and parasites in raw...

Macaques living in Florida park ‘pose health threat’
Non-native rhesus macaques were first introduced to the park in the 1930s. Study shows primates are shedding herpes B Rhesus...

Environmentalists develop novel device to track harbour seals
The harbour seal population in Orkney has fallen by around 70 per cent in recent years. Device uses mobile network...

Swiss chefs ordered to stun lobsters before boiling
Many scientists and animal welfare organisations argue that the lobster’s nervous system is quite sophisticated. Government bans practice of boiling...

Footage released of rescued cheetahs playing football
The big cats were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade before being brought to the sanctuary. Charity releases video to...

Concerns over plan for managing Welsh seas
The Welsh Marine Plan area covers around 32,000 km² of sea and 2,120 km of coastline. Charities worried plan might...