Newborn chicks are alive, alert, and aware. A newborn chick breaks out of his shell onto a hard plastic tray inside a crowded hatchery.  His feathers are still wet when cold air dries them fast.  Conveyor belts vibrate under his feet while loud machines shake the room.  Hands grab him within hours of birth and drop him onto moving belts where bodies stack and tumble. Male chicks are unwanted in the egg industry because they cannot lay eggs.  Workers separate them. Many are t

His steps forward mark the end of a cruel chapter. A woman in Chandler, Arizona, who falsely presented herself as an animal rescuer, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after causing severe suffering to dozens of dogs in her care. She is also permanently banned from ever having animals again.  As part of the sentence, the court also ordered restitution tied to fraud uncovered during the investigation.  For years, dogs were placed into her care by people

Kittens wait alone under the morning sun. Morning light hits a building entrance where a cardboard box was set down hours earlier.  Inside are newborn kittens, still curled together and alive only because the night stayed warm enough. They were born within the past few days, too young to see, unable to move far, and entirely dependent on care they never received. At this age, missing even one feeding or a steady heat source can mean death within hours.   Kitten season runs

For most street animals, survival depends on eating fast, not eating safely. March is Poison Prevention Awareness Month , a reminder that poisoned food is still being used to kill dogs and cats living on the streets. An international media report described poisoned food deliberately placed in a public area to kill street dogs.  People nearby watched dogs eat the food and collapse within minutes, some falling where they stood, while others staggered a few steps before their l