A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay in Burlington, Ont., but ...

which means they were selectively bred to be aggressive with other birds and raised for fighting. The birds found at the scene were humanely euthanized, the animal society said, because of their ...

millions of wild birds are still smuggled illegally and traded on the black market to meet the demand for the pet trade, collectors and bird fighting. Parrots and other caged birds represent the ...

Within that illegal wildlife trade, parrots are the most trafficked bird, according to George Olah from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University (ANU).

Cockfighting is the practice of forcing two roosters to fight each other, often to the death, for entertainment and regularly includes gambling on outcomes of the fights. The birds are bred and ...