China Anger after rat is strung up by its limbs Images of a rat being strung-up by its limbs in China have been condemned as ‘heartbreaking’ by animal rights campaigners. 26/01/2017
Colombia Bullfighting brought back to Bogota, awakening age-old arguments Bullfighting has returned to the Colombian capital, reawakening an age-old argument. 23/01/2017
no comment Japan: force-fed fish furore A good-luck ritual in Japan where fish are force-fed alcohol has prompted an outcry on social media. 19/01/2017
Russia Putin's barking dog take centre stage at media interview Yume, who was not on a leash, entered the room quietly but she soon began barking loudly at the media crew 15/12/2016
Japan Japanese skating rink causes uproar by freezing 5,000 dead fish in ice Owners of a skating rink at Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu, Japan, came under fire for what they called an “Ice Aquarium”. The project 28/11/2016
World Trooper survives after home alone cats eat one another A woman in Australia has been convicted of cruelty to animals after she abandoned 14 cats in her home in South Adelaide, Australia. 23/11/2016
World No sanctuary, but some solace for anti-whaling nations Critics believe Japan's "scientific whaling" is pseudo science. 28/10/2016
world news Penguin paradise - world's largest marine park agreed for Antarctica 24 countries and the EU agree the 1.55 million square kilometre Ross Sea marine park will be protected from commercial fishing for three to five years. 28/10/2016
Sci-tech Brazil opens the first elephant sanctuary in Latin America Maia and Guida are the first guests at the elephant sanctuary 28/10/2016
world news World wildlife numbers 'to drop by 67% in 50 years', new report finds The world is on course for the first mass extinction of animal life since the dinosaurs, according to a new report on wildlife populations 27/10/2016
World World wildlife population drops almost two-thirds in 40 years Global wildlife populations have fallen a staggering 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, according to a report by the WWF and the Zoological Society. 27/10/2016
Slovenia Saving the whale - IWC meets in Slovenia Dispute between Australia and Japan is likely to feature near the top of the agenda at the organisation's biennial congress 24/10/2016
United Kingdom Police hunt thugs who hammer a nail into dog's head An RSPCA official has spoke of his horror of one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has ever seen. 20/10/2016
no comment Canada: Birthday party for two Pandas It was party time for Chinese giant panda cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue as they celebrated their first birthday at the Toronto Zoo. 15/10/2016
South Africa Surge in elephant and rhino poaching looms over UN wildlife summit A surge in elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is the backdrop to the latest meeting of CITES – the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in… 24/09/2016
Spain 'Toro de la Pena' bull-lancing festival spurs controversy in Spain The controversial bull-lancing festival is underway in the Spanish town of Tordesillas. 13/09/2016
no comment Madrid: Thousand protesters call for an ban on bullfighting Thousands rallied in Madrid on Saturday to call for an end to bullfighting, adding their voices to a growing animal rights movement that has prompted some local authorities to clamp down on the centur 11/09/2016
Spain Thousands rally in Madrid against bullfighting Several thousand animal rights activists have protested in central Madrid to demand a ban on bullfighting. 11/09/2016
no comment Italy: Donkey jockeys make ass of themselves Hundreds of tourists have gathered to watch a traditional donkey race. 15/08/2016
