Culture Series Meet the Swiss couple giving their cattle a better life, and death Georg and Claudia Blunier have been living their dream of sustainable farming in the Swiss mountains for 8 years now. 24/06/2022
Nature Simba the lion: Russian wildlife trade victim begins new life in Italy Rescued in distress from a Moscow suburb, the lion cub was nursed back to health and nearly two years later has now arrived at a wildlife sanctuary in Tuscany. 23/06/2022
Travel News Why has this advert been banned from all UK airports? UK airports have rejected an anti-leather advert on the grounds it might offend customers, animal activists claim. 08/06/2022
Sport West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma pleads guilty abusing his pet cat Zouma was filmed kicking his Bengal cat across his kitchen, before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head in February. 24/05/2022
Green News Should Happy the elephant have the same legal rights as a human? Animal rights group the Nonhuman Rights Project is appealing to New York’s top court over the issue. 22/05/2022
Nature Germans ordered to lockdown their cats or face €50,000 fine - but why? A new ban on outdoor cats aims to protect the crested lark, but animal welfare charities are not convinced. 20/05/2022
Green News These artworks will make you think twice before going to the zoo Eduardo Srur's works question the cruelty of animals trapped for human entertainment. 12/05/2022
Greece Greek man held on suspicion of kicking kitten into the sea A viral video of the incident generated outrage on social media. 02/05/2022
Green News Endangered animals entertain tourists on 'torture island' in Vietnam Animal welfare charity Animals Asia has released a new report about animal abuse in various circuses and tourist resorts. 28/04/2022
Green News Frankenchickens: How supermarkets ‘profit off nightmarish cruelty' "It's story about animal cruelty, essentially, on an industrial scale." 24/04/2022
Nature These abandoned apes have a dark story to tell about US animal testing Biopsies and brutality were a part of everyday life for these traumatised chimps. 21/04/2022
Netherlands Thousands of baby eels found in suitcases at Amsterdam airport Three people from Malaysia have been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle them to Portugal. 14/04/2022
Nature This animal sanctuary is saving baby lambs from the Easter table Lamb is a traditional Easter dish in Italy but one animal rights activist wants to change that. 14/04/2022
Green News Stuffed lions and elephants seized in €29m taxidermy raid in Spain The haul of stuffed animals included over 400 protected species, including some that are extinct, such as the scimitar oryx, or severely threatened, such as the Bengal tiger. 11/04/2022
Green News 4,000 animals are caught in the crossfire at Ukraine’s biggest zoo The animals are threatened by bombs every day in this southern Ukrainian city. 27/03/2022
Green News Orca kept in world's smallest tank may finally be freed after 50 years Activists including PETA are tirelessly working to give a happy ending to the orca that was taken from her family more than half a century ago. 22/03/2022
Spain Spanish police seize pythons, lizards and caimans from illegal zoo More than 118 exotic animals were discovered at the private estate on Gran Canaria. 21/03/2022
Nature Tigers forced to live in train carriage for 15 years are finally free Animal welfare organisation Four Paws has transported the four tigers to a sanctuary in South Africa. 18/03/2022
Green News Refugee pets are being rescued by this amazing team of volunteers German Sascha Winkler travelled to the Ukraine-Poland border with a team of volunteers to help four-legged refugees. 15/03/2022
no comment Kyiv zoo closed but animals still remain Kyiv's Zoo has closed for visitors amid the Russian advance toward the capital, but has no plans to evacuate animals. 02/03/2022
Green News Meet the Italian man who's staying in Ukraine to rescue animals The owner of an animal shelter in Ukraine speaks out about his experience during the Russian invasion. 01/03/2022
Nature Europe will soon be home to the world's first octopus farm World's first octopus farm would be an ‘ethical and environmental disaster,’ say scientists 24/02/2022
Montenegro Lion cub rescued in Montenegro after escaping from private home The young feline will now be released into the wild or transferred to a zoo. 11/02/2022
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.” 11/02/2022
South Africa 'Lions of Lockdown' rescued from French circus freed in South Africa The Born Free Foundation says the sanctuary will be "the next best thing to the wild" for the lions who spent years in "appalling conditions" in French circuses. 11/02/2022
world news Animal charity takes French footballer Kurt Zouma's cats into care The 27-year-old, currently playing for West Ham United in England, is seen kicking and slapping a cat in a video released by The Sun newspaper. 09/02/2022
