Anna West

The big case against owning small pets Your pet fish — or bird, or hamster — is probably miserable.

The big case against owning small pets www.vox.com/the-highligh...

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Cage-Free Eggs Are Booming in the US, Despite Cost and Trump’s Efforts The premium-priced product is more popular than ever in the US, and there’s not much a DOJ lawsuit can do about it.

You may have missed the Trump DOJ lawsuit targeting California's cage-free egg laws. The good news for chickens is that it is unlikely to prevail.

“Some people involved in it are going to end up really embarrassed," one animal welfare lawyer said.

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You might accidentally be killing hummingbirds Here’s how to help them instead.

Important read for anyone who feeds hummingbirds. Thanks @benjij.bsky.social www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

If you've not yet seen the brief clip of elephants in San Diego responding to the earthquake by circling to protect their calves, have a look. Intelligence and social caretaking here. (I'm no fan of holding elephants in zoos or safari parks, to be clear.) #elephants #earthquake #nature 🐘

Trump says AP will continue to be curtailed at White House until it changes style to Gulf of America President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mex...

President Trump said he will continue to restrict The Associated Press’ access to his events and news conferences until the outlet goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico in its reports. He acknowledged that the move was a presidential retaliation against AP's editorial policy.

Hundreds of animals rescued from horrible conditions at fur and urine farm The animals had been living in awful conditions, wire cages exposed to freezing temperatures.

Gardeners, this is the kind of place where your deer-deterrent urine spray comes from spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/...

This is just as applicable in December as it was in November

A photograph of a book called Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. It's propped upright on short grass, with a fat-cheeked chipmunk perched on top.

Hi! An introduction 🍻

I'm a science journalist who writes mostly about nature and animals.

My latest book is Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. It's about the science of animal intelligence, the idea of animal personhood, and our relations to nature.

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