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animal welfare groups
Coverage of animal welfare groups in the Nexus archive.
- Controversial swan hunt appears to work: California’s mute swan population drops
California’s mute swan population decreased by 53% after a law allowing hunters and landowners to kill the invasive species took effect. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law last year amid opposition from animal welfare groups.
- Vietnam police rescue hundreds of cats stolen for meat by crime ring
Vietnam police in Ho Chi Minh City rescued over 400 cats from a cat meat crime ring. More than 40 cats were reunited with their owners, but several dozen died due to harsh conditions during the multiday operation.
- Vietnam police rescue more than 400 cats from animal theft crime ring
Vietnam police rescued over 400 cats from an animal theft crime ring. Animal welfare groups highlighted the 'enormous scale' of the country's cat meat trade.