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Egg production farms continue practice of mass culling of male chicks

The mass culling of male chicks is widespread at egg hatcheries around the world because they don't lay eggs and industrial farming has no use for them

Earth News

Best wildlife experiences of June

Looking for ways to engage with nature this month? These are the best wildlife events and trips to have on your radar in June 2019.

Europe News

The Brief: new to Brussels

A large number of MEPs elected in May are new to the European Parliament, we meet two of them finding their way in Brussels.

USA

Watch: Man storms stage, interrupts US 2020 hopeful Kamala Harris

The U.S. Senator was answering a question about the pay gap for minority women when the man interrupted, saying he had a "much bigger idea.”

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World News

Campaigners collect a million signatures in bid to end battery farming

“This is a huge victory. It is the largest win for farm animal welfare, ever. Not only that, it is the largest coalition that has been brought about in the name of farm animal welfare. We are phenomenally proud of this collaborative effort."

Poland

Poland's moo-d lifted after free-roaming cows saved from execution

Free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter had sparked a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve.

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An ambulance service for pets for the first time in Hong Kong

An ambulance service for pets is now available in Hong Kong, China, to care for animals in emergency situations. The service started with a modified small bus and now has three ambulances equipped with oxygen, bandages and medical supplies.

USA

Healthy dog euthanized in Virginia because owner wanted it buried with her

Woman's will called for Emma, a healthy Shih Tzu mix, to be put down.

Earth News

Prada announces it will ban fur by 2020

The luxury fashion house is joining its contemporaries in making this historic decision after years of lobbying.

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New scan table enables polar bear's medical check-up

A routine medical check on a 12-year-old polar bear at Brookfield Zoo in the United States has been carried out to extract a sample for artificial insemination.

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Are the Antarctic's Emperor penguins disappearing?

Conservation experts at the British Antarctic Survey say that normally around eight percent of the world population of emperor penguins breeds in Halley Bay. A recent study found that in 2016 and 2017, there was no breeding in Halley Bay and last year there was only a little.

Earth News

One of the biggest fashion capital would ban the sale of fur

Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur products in the city.

World News

Im-paw-tent vote: Animal welfare parties hope to triple number of MEPs

Animal welfare could be set for a boost in Europe as campaigners prepare an unprecedented assault on May's elections.

Russia

Russia's 'whale jail' set to close after international outcry

Russia's 'whale jail' set to close after international outcry

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Udderly petrifying: Helicopter rescues stranded cow in Italy

Italy's fire brigade rescued a cow stranded near the coast in Stintino, Italy.

Destinations

Best wildlife experiences of April

Looking for ways to engage with nature this month? These are the best wildlife events, trips and books to have on your radar in April 2019.

USA

Over 100K sign petition to spare dog that bit boy, amputating his arm

Authorities said the 4-year-old was bitten when he reached his arm, which had a sock on it, through a fence into a neighbor's yard.

Earth News

Cosmetics : What are the alternatives to animal testing?

There are positive changes but important challenges remain.

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These 5 cosmetic ingredients may catch you off guard

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Russia

Russia set to free 100 captive whales from 'prison'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been heavily criticised over a "whale prison" in the far east of the country, which is run by companies involved in trafficking.