Morons Poison An Entire Pack Of Wolves

Mother Cougar With Kittens Shot Dead By Morons Who Call Themselves ‘Hunters’.
Residents of Canmore, Alberta, Canada are upset after a female cougar with kittens was shot – after living peacefully alongside them for years.
Wildlife photographer John Marriott had been tracking the cougar for four years using trail cameras.
After recently discovering fresh tracks during a stakeout, Marriott was shocked to see a group of hunters emerging from the bushes.
According to Marriott, the hunters had separated the cougar from her kittens using dogs, chased her up a tree and shot her.
Marriott also said that the most upsetting aspect is that the hunters would have known she had kittens because there were cougar kitten tracks everywhere.
( Supertrooper, 30.03.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

The world’s first case of bird flu in a sheep has been detected on a farm in the UK.
The Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed that a single sheep tested positive for the avian influenza (H5N1), with the virus present in the animal’s milk.
Health authorities subsequently killed the infected sheep.
The discovery was made during routine safety checks after captive birds on the same farm tested positive for the virus.
This case is the latest worrying reminder that this strain of bird flu continues to evolve and crossover into new species.
( Paul Healey, 26.03.2025 )  ..  speciesunite.com

A new exposé by Animal Equality has revealed animal cruelty at a Kansas pig breeding facility linked to Ahold Delhaize – the parent company of U.S. supermarket stores including Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion.
The 2024-2025 video footage shows pregnant pigs locked inside gestation crates – metal cages so small they couldn’t turn around or take more than a single step.
For nearly four months at a time, the animals were forced to struggle against the bars, desperate for even a hint of movement.
The video reveals a pattern of suffering: piglets dead on the floors, mothers with open wounds, and signs of severe psychological stress.
Pigs were seen chewing the air, trying to escape, or lying still and unresponsive.
Many pigs were covered in bloody sores where the metal bars dug into their skin, left vulnerable to infection on faeces-covered floors.
Some showed signs of prolapsed organs after repeated pregnancies.
( Animal Equality, 09.04.2025 )  ..  animalequality.org

The Contagious And Always-Fatal “Zombie Deer Disease” Is In 36 U.S. States.
U.S. states have been announcing new hotspots of chronic wasting disease (CWD).
The contagious and always-fatal neurodegenerative disorder infects the cervid family that includes deer, elk, moose and, in higher latitudes, reindeer.
There is no vaccine or treatment.
Described by scientists as a “slow-motion disaster in the making”, the infection’s presence in the wild began quietly, with a few free-ranging deer in Colorado and Wyoming in 1981.
However, it has now reached wild and domestic game animal herds in 36 U.S. states as well as parts of Canada, wild and domestic reindeer in Scandinavia and farmed deer and elk in South Korea.
In the media, CWD is often called “zombie deer disease” due to its symptoms, which include drooling, emaciation, disorientation, a vacant “staring” gaze and a lack of fear of people.
Concerns about spillover to humans or other species grow.
( Supertrooper, 20.03.2025 ) ..  focusingonwildlife.com

More than 100,000 cattle and sheep are estimated to be dead or missing in the devastating flooding continuing in outback Queensland, Australia.
Early numbers confirmed by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI) estimate 105,348 are missing or deceased.
There are an estimated 13.3 million head of cattle, about 2.7m sheep and some 713,000 goats in Queensland.
The DPI also confirmed 3,183 kilometres of fencing had been impacted, along with 4,076km of private roads.
Those number are expected to increase in the coming days.
( Maddelin McCosker and Abbey Halter, 31.03.2025 )  ..  abc.net

Cougars In The U.S. Die From Bird Flu.
A Clallam County, Washington, U.S., resident spotted a young male cougar (cougars are also called mountain lions or pumas) walking slowly through a field on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula.
It was the middle of the day — a clear sign that something was off — and he was also skinny and weak, dragging his matted tail in the mud.
The cougar was euthanised, and his tissue samples, which were tested for a number of diseases, revealed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu.
Less than two weeks later, another infected cougar was found dead in Clallam County.
( Supertrooper, 09.04.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

Slaughterhouses Given Permission To Increase The Speed Of Killing.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would let slaughterhouses permanently increase the rate at which animals are processed (killed and butchered).
As the pork and poultry industries cheer deregulation that will let them permanently increase the speed of production lines at slaughterhouses, workers say they’re already moving too fast.
Ruth Schultz, meatpacking director for UFCW, said: “It’s deregulating the industry even more than it has been, which is not good for worker safety, it’s not good for consumers and it’s not good for food safety. It’s only good for the companies who have less rules they have to follow.”
( Brooks Johnson, 25.03.2025 )  ..  startribune.com

Morons Poison An Entire Pack Of Wolves.
In 2024 in Italy, an entire pack of wolves was poisoned in a brutal act that has become all too common across Europe to protect farm animals.
To make matters worse, Europe’s wolves have become less protected from these dangers.
The European Union’s (EU) decision to relax protections for wolves from “strictly protected” to “protected” will make these poisonings worse.
New research shows that wolves are being used as a scapegoat for much deeper systemic issues affecting rural communities.
Economic difficulties, poor government policies, and the challenges of rural depopulation are often the true causes behind the struggles of farmers – not the presence of wolves.
( Supertrooper, 05.05.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

Veterinarian Whistleblowers In Slaughterhouses Need Protection.
Lawyers and animal welfare advocates have urged the government to protect veterinarian whistleblowers who revealed shocking animal welfare breaches and oversight failures at Australia’s export abattoirs.
The Australian government relies on a workforce of veterinarians placed inside export abattoirs to monitor animal welfare and food safety, largely to satisfy the requirements of major trading partners such as the U.S. and the EU.
Whistleblower vets have repeatedly raised the alarm about profound problems with the system, including allegations that disturbing welfare breaches were going unreported to state regulators.
In some cases, shocking incidents – including the mass death of 103 sheep from hypothermia during truck transport – were referred but not punished.
Whistleblowers also alleged chronic understaffing was leaving abattoirs unmonitored for long stretches, and that recent restrictions on conducting ante-mortem inspections had made it impossible for them to properly monitor animal welfare.
Animals Australia, an animal protection organisation, said it had been approached by whistleblowers who were fearful of repercussions for speaking out about welfare issues.
( Christopher Knaus, 21.04.2025 )  ..  theguardian.com

Snipers in helicopters have shot more than 700 koalas in the Budj Bim National Park in western Victoria, Australia.
It’s believed to be the first time koalas have been killed in this way.
A fire burned about 20% of the park in mid-March 2025.
The government said the cull (slaughter) was urgent because koalas had been left starving or burned.
Wildlife groups have expressed serious concern about how individual koalas had been chosen for culling, because the animals are assessed from a distance.
It’s not clear how shooting from a helicopter complies with the state government’s own animal welfare and response plans for wildlife in disasters.
( Supertrooper, 30.04.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com