Earth News

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

Design

Ditching leather makes Apple PETA’s 2023 Company of the Year

Animal rights group PETA praised the US tech giant for creating a “seismic shift” in the industry, as Apple phases out leather accessories.

19/12/2023

Earth News

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

France

French producers find alternatives to producing foie gras

Foie gras, one of the star products of Christmas, divides the French. There are those who cannot live without it and those who have stopped consuming it due to the animal abuse that its production entails.

12/12/2023

Nature

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

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How Laika become the most famous dog outside of Earth

3 November 1957: Laika becomes the first dog in orbit

03/11/2023

Nature

Puppies used as live bait to trap black panthers in Malaysia

Malaysia's wildlife department has defended its use of puppies to trap panthers that strayed into a village.

12/10/2023

No Comment

WATCH: Loose lemur lopes away, but the law prevails

This lemur likes to move it, move it!

14/09/2023

Earth News

French train operator fined after pet cat killed by train

An animal rights group took SNCF to court following the tragic incident in Paris.

05/07/2023

Earth News

5 reasons why puppy yoga is unethical according to animal experts

Puppy yoga could put young dogs at risk, the RSPCA warns after an ITV News investigation into the popular activity.

04/07/2023

Nature

Do fish feel emotions? Experts weigh in on the ethics of fish farming

With the sentience of vertebrates now enshrined in UK and EU law, is it time we rethought our relationship with fish?

25/06/2023

Earth News

Iceland cancels whaling season on animal welfare grounds

Iceland has suspended whaling for three months as support for the controversial practice drops.

20/06/2023

Earth News

Which European country exports the most fur?

Support for fur farming in Europe is dwindling, with a citizens' petition gaining enough signatures for a potential law change.

16/06/2023

Nature

‘They have a right to exist’: Sea turtles given legal rights in Panama

Citizens can now be the voice of sea turtles and defend them legally in Panama.

26/05/2023

Earth News

Spanish octopus farm comes under fire from protesters in Madrid

Protestors rallied in Madrid on Sunday against a controversial new farm that will confine 3 million octopuses in pools.

22/05/2023

Culture news

Why a Ukrainian filmmaker risked his life to save his dog

Stanislav Kapralov could have stayed away from the war in Ukraine. But when he found out his dog was missing in Kyiv, he packed up his camera and went searching. He discovered a country of people risking their lives to save animals.

14/04/2023

Nature

Activists plan to disrupt one of the world’s biggest horse races

Animal Rebellion says their protest will start a conversation about our “broken relationship” with animals.

03/04/2023

Earth News

This orca could soon return to the ocean after 52 years in captivity

This orca was taken from her family more than half a century ago. She could soon be reunited with them.

31/03/2023

Europe Decoded

'Gateway' Spain sees spike in protected animals trafficking

Last year, there was a 55% increase in the number of protected animals trafficked to Spain compared with 2021.

31/03/2023

No Comment

Watch: Anti bullfighting demo in Colombia ahead of debate

Watch: Anti bullfighting demo in Colombia ahead of debate

29/03/2023