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Switzerland continues to ease lockdown measures

Arnd Wiegmann, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 06:08 PM

People watch elephants at the re-opened Zoo Zurich, as Switzerland continues to ease the lockdown measures during the COVID-19 outbreak on Saturday. Read more »

Mexican zoo saves animals endangered by virus crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 12:34 PM

Culiacán, Mexico - Kira, a two and a half year-old tiger, arrived at a zoo in Mexico's northeast in April after her owner could no longer feed her due to the coronavirus-induced economic collapse. Read more »

Zookeeper mauled by lions at Australian zoo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 01:16 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - Two lions attacked a woman cleaning their enclosure at an Australian zoo on Friday, leaving her with critical head and neck injuries, police said. Read more »

Bali zoo's newborn baby giraffe named Corona

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 07:56 PM

The calf was born on April 9 to mother Sophie and father Matadi, joining 2 other siblings at Bali Safari Park on the Indonesian holiday island. Read more »

As big cats go hungry, Indonesia zoo considers 'worst-case' deer cull

Wahyuwidi Cinthya and Johan Purnomo, Reuters
Posted at May 22 03:02 PM

BANDUNG, Indonesia - A zoo in Indonesia may slaughter some of its animals to feed others, such as a Sumatran tiger and a Javan leopard, if it runs out of food in coming months after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut its doors.   Read more »

China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 02:57 PM

Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

'Walang kita': Mga zoo nanawagan ng donasyon para pangkain ng mga hayop

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 08:08 PM

Nananawagan ng tulong ang ilang zoo na pansamantalang nagsara at walang kita ngayong may lockdown, dahil nauubos na umano ang kanilang pera para mapakain ang mga alagang hayop.   Read more »

Stray feeding program in danger of shutting down, calls for help

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 05:45 PM

The mass closure of most food establishments and the reduced footfall resulting from the stay home order deprived hungry stray animals the only source of food their stomachs rely on — kind strangers and leftover meal scraps.  Read more »

Avilon Zoo seeks help to keep caring for animals amid quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 06:42 PM

Avilon Zoo in Rizal is asking for the public's help in caring for its animals amid the coronavirus-induced quarantine.  Read more »

Sa kabila ng panganib, ilang Pinoy lumabas para magpakain ng mga galang hayop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 07:09 PM

Habang karamihan ay nasa loob ng bahay ngayong quarantine, naiwan sa labas ang maraming aso at pusa.  Read more »

How do koalas drink? Not the way you might think

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at May 05 11:00 AM

Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior - how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live.  Read more »

Jona, abala sa pag-alaga ng mga nasagip na hayop

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 12:28 PM

Abala si Jona sa pag-aalaga sa mga na-rescue na hayop ngayong panahon ng lockdown.   Read more »

Virus pushes Indonesia zoo animals to brink of starvation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 09:01 PM

BANDUNG, Indonesia - Thousands of animals, including endangered Sumatran tigers and Bornean orangutans, are facing starvation at Indonesia's zoos as the global pandemic pushes shuttered facilities toward collapse, officials say. Read more »

'It's just very hard': Heart Evangelista mourns death of pup — first since she started fostering at 13

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:03 PM

Actress and animal adoption advocate Heart Evangelista is mourning the death of one her foster dogs — the first since she started rescuing animals at age 13. Read more »

Pug in North Carolina tests positive for coronavirus, researchers say

Christine Hauser and Jenny Gross, The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 29 11:17 AM

A pug in North Carolina named Winston has tested positive for the coronavirus in what is apparently the first known case in which the virus was detected in a dog in the United States, researchers at Duke University said Tuesday. Read more »

As Japan fights coronavirus with shutdowns, rats emerge onto deserted streets

Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 01:04 PM

As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the country's state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, experts say rats may be expanding their search for food to deserted streets once crowded with humans. In Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district, where many bars and adult entertainment venues have closed, rats scurried through mostly empty streets one recent evening. Read more »

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 08:30 AM

With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. Read more »

PANOORIN: Aso, COVID-19 frontliner sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 12:23 PM

Kinilala ng mga barangay official ang isang aso sa Sta. Cruz, Maynila bilang frontliner na tumutulong na pigilin ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.   Read more »

Food for stray animals

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 08:40 PM

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard K9 Force offers food to stray dogs and cats along Burgos Avenue in Manila on Saturday. Read more »

China to test horses in border areas for African horse sickness

Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 07:37 PM

China's agriculture ministry said Thursday it would start taking samples from horses along its southern borders to check for African horse sickness after the deadly disease was detected in Thailand. Read more »