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Nature now has legal rights in Panama

The Central American country is now legally obliged to respect the rights of nature through its parliament.

Nature

Scientists slam ‘cruel’ plans for world’s first octopus farm in Spain

World's first octopus farm could see up to 1,000 octopuses in a single tank.

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PETA protesters in London urge fashion industry to stop using feathers

PETA protesters in London urge fashion industry to stop using feathers

Switzerland

Four referendums, one day: Which issues will Swiss settle this Sunday?

It's the first round of referendums in Switzerland this year.

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Green News

Will Switzerland become the first country to ban animal testing?

For the fourth time, animal welfare activists are trying to get the ban approved, but the government and researchers say it “goes too far.”

Green News

Euroviews. Why are ‘sadistic abusers’ still allowed to test cosmetics on animals?

"No animal should suffer for beauty," says McCartney.

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This region of Switzerland wants to give primates fundamental rights

Monkeys and apes in Basel-Stadt could be recognised as having the right to life and to have their mental and physical integrity respected, just like people.

Food and Drink

Has dog meat had its day in South Korea?

The practice is a summer custom for keeping cool but globalisation and animal welfare concerns are tweaking younger generations' appetites.

Culture news

Inside Finland's cruel fox fur farms, perpetuated by luxury fashion

Despite the practice being banned in most European countries, Finland produces over 1 million fox pelts a year. Euronews investigates what this means for the welfare of these animals. And it's not good news.

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Thousands attend Indian bull-taming festival amid Covid surge

During the Jallikattu festival, bulls are released from pens and men try to grab their horns to win prizes.

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Horses run through fire at Spanish festival

Horsemen ride through a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, in the central Spanish province of Avila, during the traditional religious festival of "Las Luminarias". The festival is held in honour of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals.

Food and Drink

Lyon's official event foie gras ban is 'not a boycott' says Mayor

Lyon's mayor and Green Party representative Grégory Doucet took to the media to clear up some misinformation about his government's ban on foie gras.

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Israel rescue centre release sea turtles back to sea

The Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre releases two sea turtles that were injured during a fishing incident earlier this year back to sea, following treatment and full recovery, in HaBonim Beach near Israel's northern city of Haifa.

Living

Is tobacco still being tested on puppies?

Beagles are one of the most widely used dog breeds in animal testing, so what is being tested on them and why?

Nature

This toy farm makes the reality of factory farming very clear

The Factory Farm Playset is designed to raise awareness of the inhumane conditions facing animals in factory farms.

Conscious Travel

Why you should never ride an elephant on holiday

Many elephants in South-East Asia live in "poorly managed tourism camps" and are deprived of any happiness or freedom.

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Wild boars hog limelight as they roam around Rome

Wild boars are becoming a common sight on the streets of Rome, sticking their snouts in garbage looking for food.

Denmark

Faroese officials to 'look closely' at dolphin hunts after slaughter

The Faroese prime minister has said the role of dolphin hunting will be examined after gruesome footage posted on Sunday showed nearly 1,500 dead sea mammals lying on a beach.

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Slaughter of dolphins on Faroes could revive debate

The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins that is part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water where they are killed for their meat and blubber, has reignited a debate on the small Faroe Islands.

Green News

Activists outraged over animal testing backdoor in welfare bill

Animal testing for cosmetics could go ahead under new proposals due to confusing legislation.