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Iceland cancels whaling season on animal welfare grounds

Iceland has suspended whaling for three months as support for the controversial practice drops.

20/06/2023

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Support for fur farming in Europe is dwindling, with a citizens' petition gaining enough signatures for a potential law change.

16/06/2023

Nature

On the Scottish estate giving refuge to troubled beavers

NatureScot is making beaver carcass returns obligatory, after outrage over ‘inhumane’ shootings of the protected species.

11/06/2023

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Chelsea's Potter trots off while Kavertz talks donkeys

As Chelsea FC loses another manager, top player Kai Havertz talks about his new foundation - and love for donkeys

04/04/2023

Green News

This orca could soon return to the ocean after 52 years in captivity

This orca was taken from her family more than half a century ago. She could soon be reunited with them.

31/03/2023

Europe Decoded

'Gateway' Spain sees spike in protected animals trafficking

Last year, there was a 55% increase in the number of protected animals trafficked to Spain compared with 2021.

31/03/2023

Green News

Bullfighting could soon be outlawed in Colombia

Bullfighting is still legal in eight countries - three of which are in Europe.

21/03/2023

Green News

Family of tigers dumped by circus thriving in big cat sanctuary

What are the train tigers' lives like one year later?

13/03/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Pets are victims of war in Ukraine, too. They really need our help

If enough animals are helped, it will stop the rampant population growth that will flood Ukraine and Eastern Europe with billions of unwanted animals, Daniel Fine writes.

02/03/2023

Green News

How animal rescue teams are reuniting pets with their owners in Turkey

A Facebook ad helped one woman find her pet cat after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

28/02/2023

Cult

Rendez-vous: the best of culture and arts in Europe

Euronews rounds up the best of culture and arts in Europe this week.

20/01/2023

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Euroviews. View: These captive animal disasters show it's time to rethink zoos

Chimpanzees escaped from a Swedish zoo last week but it’s more common than you might think.

21/12/2022

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Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

16/12/2022

Nature

The tenacious animals conservationists feared were extinct

With COP15 underway, these extinction-defying species prove that conservation projects can really work.

11/12/2022

Nature

Meet audibly-challenged Flossie, the world’s oldest living cat

Flossie’s age works out as roughly 120 in cat years.

24/11/2022

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Purr-fect fugitive: Stowaway cat spotted by airport security in US

The escapee cat is said to be feline fine.

23/11/2022

Cult

'Animal' directed by Cyril Dion wins Young Audience Award

The winner of the Young Audience Award this year is “Animal” directed by Cyril Dion after 3,000 young people from across Europe participated as jurors.

17/11/2022

Green News

PETA calls for Thai coconut product boycott due to monkey abuse

Investigators say they saw monkeys chained tightly by the neck and kept tethered in rubbish-strewn patches of dirt and flooded areas.

16/11/2022

Green News

World’s first IVF donkey embryo could save endangered species

A donkey embryo created with IVF could pave the way for saving dozens of endangered species.

16/11/2022

Tech News

'Nose print' tech could help identify and track pet dogs

Each dog's nose is as unique as a human fingerprint, says AI and biometrics company iSciLab.

01/11/2022