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Box turtles. Coral. These illegally trafficked animals still need a good home
Nathan Rott

Confiscated live animals are temporarily held in what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calls their “live room” at an office building near Los Angeles International Airport, while authorities try to find them longer-term housing and specialized care.

When authorities find wildlife that are being illegally trafficked, at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. Sick, starved, distressed. A pilot project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.

(Image credit: Ryan Kellman)


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NPR: Animal Welfare

Miami-Dade County moves to evict Miami Seaquarium
Ayana Archie

Miami-Dade County has accused the operators of the Seaquarium of improperly caring for the grounds and animals. In August, the tourist attraction was under fire after the death of Lolita the orca.


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NPR: Animal Welfare

Anheuser-Busch says it will no longer amputate the tails of Budweiser's Clydesdales


Laurel Wamsley

The Budweiser Clydesdale horses appear outside the site of a 2016 Presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

The beermaker says it will end the practice known as tail docking after it came under pressure by animal rights group PETA.

(Image credit: Paul J. Richards)


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NPR: Animal Welfare