As night falls in Mexico's Yucatan jungle, veterinarian Omar Garcia extracts blood and fluids from a bat as part of an investigation aimed at preventing the next potential pandemic. The goal of the Franco-Mexican project is to detect diseases -- known as zoonoses -- transmitted from animals to humans in tropical climates. Read more: http://u.afp.com/iBmE | AFP News Agency

A powerful message from leading actors Brian Cox ("Succession"), Thuso Mbedu ("The Woman King") and leading experts Dr. James Yeates of World Federation for Animals, Dr. Hope Ferdowsian from Phoenix Zones Initiative; Dr. Ghazi Kayali of Human Link who join FOUR PAWS to call upon governments to prioritise animal welfare policies as part of a holistic #OneHealth #OneWelfare approach to prevent the next pandemic 🌎 . We need a paradigm shift in how humankind treats animals and nature in the future.