Read more about the article COO! THAT’S GONNA HURT: Pigeons Get Vasectomies In Pest Crackdown
A veterinarian performs a sterilization surgery on a pigeon, in Bogota, Colombia, in November, 2022. The minimally invasive laparoscopy procedures were developed by the District Institute for Animal Protection and Welfare (IDPYBA) and the Antonio Narino University, as part of the framework for the care for free-roaming pigeons. (Secretaria Distrital de Ambiente/Newsflash)
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COO! THAT’S GONNA HURT: Pigeons Get Vasectomies In Pest Crackdown

Animal welfare officials in Colombia have begun giving pigeons vasectomies as a humane way to keep numbers down in the capital Bogota. A veterinarian performs a sterilization surgery on a pigeon, in Bogota, Colombia, in November, 2022. The minimally invasive laparoscopy procedures were developed by the District Institute for Animal…

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November 11, 2022
Read more about the article COVID: China Customs Seize Nearly 1T Of Pangolin Scales
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COVID: China Customs Seize Nearly 1T Of Pangolin Scales

Picture Credit: AsiaWire Chinese customs officials have seized nearly a tonne of smuggled scales from critically endangered pangolins being smuggled despite a police crackdown over COVID-19 fears. Nine suspected wildlife traffickers were reportedly arrested in the southern Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi and the eastern province of Anhui, according to the…

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March 14, 2020
Read more about the article Kenyan Police Arrest 7 Women In Anti-FGM Crackdown
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Kenyan Police Arrest 7 Women In Anti-FGM Crackdown

Kenyan cops have arrested four women who were reportedly about to undergo female genital mutilation along with two females who were allegedly about to carry out the practice on them. The police operation was carried out in the Keiyo District in western Kenya and saw seven women arrested - the…

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November 24, 2019