animals

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Openings have been created in fences and walls, including a passage drilled through a thick Victorian boundary, allowing the animals to move freely between neighbouring spaces.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Animal welfare advocates and some city lawmakers, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, have repeatedly called for a ban on horse-drawn carriages, arguing that the practice is unsafe for both animals and riders in modern urban conditions.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Other communication signals may start out serving entirely different purposes, such as helping animals care for offspring or resolve conflicts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Yet its underlying premise—that pets should become active participants in our digital lives rather than passive subjects of surveillance—captures a broader shift in how humans think about their animals.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

I’ve never seen such a packed landscape of frightful, frightened animals and yearning, desperate people.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes