MO: Animal Welfare
A California regulation with big Midwest consequences
Family farm advocates in Missouri are concerned a regulation on the other side of the country could have unintended effects on rural Missourians…
Rural Advocacy Groups: Corporate Farming Infringing on MO Family Farms
Despite the goal to unite Missourians around a common cause, rural advocacy groups have been pushing the EPA for more regulation from the Clean …
Conservation Department Urges Missourians to Be 'Bear Aware' This Summer
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Late spring and early summer are when Missourians are most likely to come across one of the state's estimated 800 black bears - …
Pandemic Renews Concerns About Pet Population
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Animal welfare groups say the pandemic is exacerbating the overpopulation crisis for cats and dogs. According to Lisa Lange…
‘Plants for Birds’ Campaign Promotes Native Gardening
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Spring is just a few days away, and the National Audubon Society is promoting plant growth that will help animals that …
National Wildlife Federation Makes Appeal as Monarchs Disappear
ST. LOUIS – If you've ever watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a vividly colorful Monarch butterfly, you probably have an …
Effort to Shut Down Animal Gas Chambers in Missouri Gains Momentum
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The recent move by animal shelter officials in central Missouri to destroy a gas chamber for animals has increased calls …
Fungus Killing Missouri Snakes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A face-disfiguring fungal disease is threatening to wipe out a snake species that's already a candidate for protection …
Researchers say Drug Could Extend Dogs' Lives
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Researchers are studying a drug that could extend the lives of dogs -- and, one day, maybe even that of humans. They believe …
Missouri Wolf Center in the Spotlight
ST. LOUIS - A couple of wolf pups have gotten a lot of attention after becoming the first to be born in captivity and placed in a den in the wild…
MO Lawmakers Considering Animal Rights Legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - It's been a busy year for animal-rights advocates in Missouri. They've been fighting nearly two dozen bills, all being …
For MO Sportsmen, Climate Changes May Cause Habitat Changes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Extreme swings in weather conditions can lead to major changes in the environment, and as trout season opens next week in …