Stories Tagged as
Animals
Pricing a child's plea for equine ownership
Nov 19, 2014
While it is expensive to buy and care for a horse, parents say the experience is worth it.
Giant African snails seized at Los Angeles airport
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 14, 2014
Customs officials seized a live shipment of the animals which can carry disease.
Hollywood turns to... taxidermy?
by
Shara Morris
Jul 4, 2014
Movie and TV studios save money by renting dead animals.
An ancient animal's blood is a modern medical miracle
Jun 17, 2014
The horseshoe crab's blue-colored blood is critical to modern medicine.
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Sea World celebrates 50 years amid animal care concerns
Mar 20, 2014
Despite “Blackfish,” SeaWorld generated more than $1 billion last year
The supply and demand of pound puppies
by
Adam Ragusea
Jul 29, 2013
An export route has developed along the eastern seaboard with an unlikely commodity: homeless pets.
Crackdown on shark fishing opposed by Japan, China
Mar 14, 2013
Japan and China have failed to block new restrictions on shark fishing at an international conference in Thailand.
For public good, not for profit.
Drug companies cash in on curing animals
Sep 3, 2012
Animal health care is the fastest growing sector of health care. Medicine for the pets we love and the livestock we eat is a more than $4 billion business for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Threatened species decision on koalas delayed
by
Phil Mercer
Feb 20, 2012
In Australia, conservationists are making the case that koalas are a threatened species. Government regulators aren't so sure.
Putting a price on your pet's health
Feb 17, 2012
The price of looking after your pet is rising as far and fast as the cost of human healthcare. Gregory Warner reports on why we are willing to pay so much for our animals.