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An octopus (octopus vulgaris) lifts one of its tentacles in his bassin at the zoo in Basel, August 2009

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Euroviews. Reckless and harsh octopus farming plans must be stopped

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Chicks sit in cages at a chicken farm, illustration

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Euroviews. To protect caged animals, we are suing the European Commission

Pursuing legal action is not a choice we have taken lightly, but we cannot allow the European Commission to break its promises to citizens. Most importantly, we cannot stand by silently while millions of animals continue to suffer in cages, Olga Kikou writes.

27/03/2024

A staff member from Richmond Wildlife Centre in the US dresses up as a fox to feed a fox cub.

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Watch: Wildlife centre staff pretend to be foxes to save abandoned cub

No you're not watching some drug-induced hallucination, but a love for wildlife in action.

13/03/2024

Farmers protest outside the Senedd, the Welsh parliament, February 2024

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Euroviews. Farmers have nothing to fear from green and animal welfare reforms

The current threat we face is existential. Our own health, and that of animals, nature and our planet are so closely linked that they must be considered together in the solutions we adopt, Debbie Tripley writes.

12/03/2024

Millions of cattle - like these pictured in this file photo - are moved around the globe by ship on a yearly basis

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Activists renew call for live export ban after grim discovery

As animal rights groups react in horror to the discovery, what is the situation on live exports around the world?

21/02/2024

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This 2022 photo provided by Samuel Timothy Fabian shows an Atlas moth used to test the interaction of flying insects with artificial light, photographed at ICL.

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Are insects drawn to light? They're just confused, new research shows

Artificial lights are scrambling insects' navigational systems, new reserach shows.

31/01/2024

Around 60 per cent of people say they would be prepared to spend more for products from welfare-friendly farming systems.

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Belgium introduces animal-friendly labelling on food products

Around 60 per cent of people say they would be prepared to spend more for products from welfare-friendly farming systems.

24/01/2024

Workers prepare Benito the giraffe for transport at the city-run Central Park Zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 21 January 2024.

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Why is this giraffe going on a 40-hour journey across Mexico?

Benito the giraffe is on a journey to central Mexico, where the weather feels more like home.

23/01/2024

Behind the scenes at a leather factory in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China

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Will traditional leather soon be a thing of the past?

The leather industry is facing more consumers and companies turning towards vegan alternatives while scientists get closer to making bags and shoes out of lab-grown fabrics. Is this the end of leather?

22/01/2024

The facility would eventually hold up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques that would be sold to universities and pharmaceutical companies for medical research.

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Plan for €400 million monkey-breeding facility in US sparks protest

The facility would eventually hold up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques that would be sold to universities and pharmaceutical companies for medical research.

18/01/2024

Lanna, a cat of around one year old, was found dead in a rubbish bin in the French city of Lille in July 2023.

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A first in France: Why has this cat received legal damages?

Lanna, a cat of around one year old, was found dead in a rubbish bin in the French city of Lille in July 2023.

17/01/2024

Delilah, a Tosa mix rescued from the Korean meat market, in San Francisco, CA, March 2015

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Euroviews. Let's get behind South Korea’s bold push to end the dog meat industry

With Seoul’s new ban on the dog meat industry, it feels like we’ve lit a beacon of hope — ending this industry in South Korea is now a reality, Kitty Block writes.

10/01/2024

"There's nothing nicer on a sunny day seeing them out in the garden making dust baths."

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Always wanted to own chickens? This charity makes it possible

Could your next pet be a chicken rescued from an egg farm?

02/01/2024

A pet owner carries her dog, a Shi Tzu, in Manila, October 2017

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Euroviews. How we treat animals is — and will be — key to our own survival

All animals have inherent worth — but animal rights are important for human rights and planetary health, too, Poorva Joshipura writes.

15/12/2023

A mink look out from a pen on a farm near Naestved, Denmark.

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EU Policy. Europe not ready for ban on fur farming

The EU executive has decided to buy time pushing back to 2026 a decision on whether to introduce an EU-wide ban on the keeping and killing of animals for fur.

07/12/2023

The new legislative initiative was unveiled as part of an animal welfare package that also includes new EU rules for the transport of live animals.

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EU Policy. Commission proposes rules on pet welfare, illegal puppy trade

Improving pet traceability and banning practices such as ear cropping are among the measures the EU executive has proposed today (7 December) to improve animal welfare standards for cats and dogs.

07/12/2023

With the help of Bethlehem Shelter and Animal Heroes, 10-year-old Amer saved the dog's life.

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Israelis and Palestinians are working together to save stray animals

Thousands of stray dogs are starving in the West Bank. These charities are working to save them.

03/12/2023

Former rescue dogs Alba and Rosie take part in an exercise to creat a painting at the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre in Bristol, western England, on November 23, 2023.

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Meet the animal rescue shelter hosting an auction of art made by dogs

Rescue dogs in Bristol are unleashing their inner artists to raise funds for the struggling Animal Rescue Centre (ARC).

29/11/2023

The national Thanksgiving turkeys, Liberty and Bell, arrive for a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington

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Watch: Thanksgiving turkeys prep for White House pardon

Watch as Liberty and Bell get ready for their presidential pardons in Washington.

20/11/2023

Gacek first rose to fame in 2020 after being featured in a video by local news outlet wSzczecinie. The clip has since amassed over five million views.

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Polish street cat beloved by tourists rehomed after too many treats

Gacek the cat first rose to fame in 2020 after being featured in a video that has since amassed over five million views.

15/11/2023

A laboratory mouse climbs on the gloved hand of a technician, 2006

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Euroviews. Infecting animals with diabetes won’t save human lives

This World Diabetes Day, it’s high time all experiments on animals used to study the condition were replaced with humane, human-relevant research, Dr Julia Baines writes.

14/11/2023