Anthrozoology

With the end of the seasonal fishing ban on Sept. 1, fishermen set off to sea in the early hours of the morning in coastal cities around Turkey, with high hopes of making a good start to the fishing season.

A sniffer dog serving with Bulgaria's Customs Agency has discovered over 20.4 kilogrammes of heroin in a car crossing from Turkey at Lesovo checkpoint, the agency announced on Tuesday.

"Inspector" Chara, a golden retriever trained to discover narcotic substances, found the heroin hidden in a secret compartment beneath the driver's seat of a Bulgaria-registered car.

Nearly 100 animal rights advocates have staged a protest demonstration before the metropolitan municipality building in the western province of Manisa, after some 50 stray animals were allegedly killed by poison by unknown men last week.

Eggs are an integral part of our diet as they are rich in nutrients. The growing trend of people turning to organic and fresh foods is making it more difficult to find fresh eggs. Enter Rent-The-Chicken, a Pennsylvania-based company that rents out chickens for those seeking fresh eggs.  The rental packages are available at different costs.

Four beaches on Australia's east coast were closed July 26 after numerous shark sightings, police said, as authorities patrolled waters off a southern island following a fatal attack on a diver a day earlier.

Three men from Wales were convicted of operating an animal brothel in Swansea. Aptly known as “The Ram Inn”, the brothel was operated by Adam and John Cafferty, two brothers aged 31 and 28, as well as David Cafferty, their 52-year-old father, from January 2011 thorugh to July 2015.

The financial crisis is having a deadly impact on animals at Attica Zoological Park, Athens’ only zoo at Spata. Many of the zoo’s 1,200 animals require imported specialty foods but – as if the 23% VAT hike on animal feed were not enough – the government-imposed restrictions on cash are blocking the zoo’s ability to access foreign shipments.

A visibly shaken Mick Fanning arrived home in Australia on July 21 saying he would not turn his back on surfing despite needing a "miracle" to survive a shark attack off the coast of South Africa at the weekend. 

Turkey?s fishing industry has been shrinking gradually since 2011 due to a decrease in fishing activities, although there has been an increase in fish breeding, according to a note published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) on July 7. 

A "cat town" has been established after two years of work in the northern province of Samsun with the aim of giving a healthy and comfortable life to stray cats. 

The Samsun Metropolitan Municipality established the facility, named "cat town," on a 100-square-meter area in its animal shelter. Sick cats will also be treated in the facility.