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Should wild animals still be used for entertainment at the circus?

The coronavirus pandemic could offer an opportunity for circuses to transition away from shows involving animals.

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Would you eat a vegan donut?

Dunkin’ Donuts may be the next major fast-food chain to join the vegan movement.

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Europe's 'Tiger Kings': New report highlights scale of captive tigers

There are at least 1,600 captive tigers in Europe, compared to just 3,900 wild globally, according to the global animal welfare organisation, FOUR PAWS. Activists say the trade of animals is “poorly regulated and monitored” in the EU and many animals are suffering abuse in terrible conditions.

France

France bans male chicks culling and live piglet castration

France is to ban the culling of male chicks and the castrating of piglets without anaesthesia in a move welcomed by animal welfare groups.

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My eco job | My life as an undercover animal rights investigator

From fur trapping to football, Rich Hardy's CV isn't what you'd expect from a vegan campaigner.

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The owners spoiling their pets with blueberry and vanilla facials

Is mollycoddling our pets just speciesism at its finest?

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Versace stops using kangaroo skin as wildfires spread in Australia

The luxury fashion house has enforced a ban, but many other exotic animals are still hunted for their skin.

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Ethical vegans celebrate after winning landmark legal case in UK

It means they will now get protection from discrimination at work.

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The campaign helped thousands to ditch meat since its launch in 2014

A vegan new year's resolution. The Veganuary campaign is trying to get more and more people to ditch meat for the first 31 days of the next decade to help fight the climate emergency.

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Euroviews. A new EU-wide approach is needed to help wildlife rescue services at breaking point ǀ View

The wildlife rescue community in Europe is a vital resource that governments depend on when combatting wildlife crime and animal abuse. It is time for a renewed commitment from both member states and the EU to ensure they are recognised as such and given the support they need.

USA

New York City ducks out of allowing sale of foie gras

New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to ban foie gras - food made from the liver of a fattened duck or goose.

Germany

Distressing footage: Animal cruelty activist films undercover at lab

Distressing footage: Animal cruelty activist films undercover at German testing laboratory

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Selfies in the jungle: the dark side of wildlife tourism

Photographer Kirsten Luce spent months documenting animals being exploited for entertainment.

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Why you need to switch your make-up brushes right now

You might be shocked to read what can go into creating your make-up brushes. But thankfully for you, we've listed the brands you can trust.

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'Dump leather,' demand protesters at London Fashion Week

Nine members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) group poured the buckets of black slime over themselves to highlight what they called "the hazardous waste associated with the leather industry"

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Animals lovers in Colombia take to the streets to combat abuse

People and their pets marched together in the streets of Bogota, Colombia on Sunday (September 01) to demand their government do more to protect animals from mistreatment and abuse.

United Kingdom

#InternationalDogDay: why owners want govt to roll over for Lucy's Law

It's #InternationalDogDay! We look at who's celebrating their four-legged friends, and see how people are using this to pressure the Scottish government into passing Lucy's Law to protect dogs in the future.

Spain

Panic on first day of Spanish festival as bulls gore three people

Three people were gored and a further two people suffered head trauma during the first day of Spain's best-known bull-running festival in the northern town of Pamplona on Sunday, the Red Cross said.

France

Cows with 'portholes' into stomach filmed by animal rights group

An undercover video released by a French animal rights group showed live cows whose sides have been perforated with a "porthole" into their stomach to study their digestion.

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Euroviews. The EU election results represent an opportunity to take animal protection seriously ǀ View

More than 1 in 7 newly-elected MEPs promised to fight for animal rights protections in the new European Parliament. It's time the EU takes the issue more seriously.