Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has signed three new bills into law aimed at strengthening the First State’s animal welfare through limiting retail pet sales, increasing penalties for repeat animal cruelty offenders, and requiring veterinarians to report suspected cruelty.
President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order aimed at expanding support for regenerative agriculture, directing several federal agencies to increase research, funding, and innovation for farming practices designed to improve soil health and strengthen long-term farm resilience.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking to expand its efforts to repopulate a once-common bird throughout Delaware, with a wildlife area near Bridgeville being considered as a possible habitat.
Delaware lawmakers have approved legislation that would significantly restrict the sale of dogs and cats in retail pet stores, with the measure now awaiting the signature of Gov. Matt Meyer.
Governor Wes Moore announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has officially issued a disaster declaration for the state of Maryland after a spring freeze on April 21.
The Salisbury Zoo will break ground June 17 on a new habitat for white-nosed coatis, marking the first entirely new animal exhibit constructed at the zoo in more than 15 years.
The Delaware Forest Service Wildland Fire Program is relaunching its Federal Firefighter Property Program. Officials say the program is a valuable equipment assistance initiative designed to strengthen emergency response capabilities for fire departments across Delaware.
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks on Thursday announced $1 million in federal funding to boost processing of invasive blue catfish on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have received nearly $2 million in federal funding to develop and test a vaccine designed to protect chickens from avian influenza H5N1.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, at a commercial broiler farm in Queen Anne’s County.
