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Thousands call on TUI to stop selling ‘cruel’ captive dolphin trips

More than 60,000 people have signed a petition urging the travel company to follow the example of TripAdvisor and Expedia.

Cult

'EO' and the call to treat animals with kindness

Following its success at the Cannes Film Festival this summer, 'EO' by renowned director Jerzy Skolimovski is featuring at the New York Film Festival, starting today. In an interview with Euronews, Skolimovski says he hopes his picture will encourage people to see animals differently.

Experiences

Dolphins confined for the amusement of tourists set free in Indonesia

They had been sold to the hotel after spending years performing for a travelling circus.

Nature

Meet the two-headed tortoise with multiple personalities

Janus, the world’s oldest two-headed tortoise has two different personalities: one head is partial to endives and the other to carrots.

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Nature

’Barbaric’: New Yorkers campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages

A poll shows 70 per cent of New Yorkers are in favour of replacing horse-drawn carriages with e-carriages.

Living

Animals shelters inundated with pets that Brits can't afford to keep

“There's just more and more dogs that we can't help," warns animal shelter as more people give up their pets over the cost of living.

Nature

German outdoor cat ban temporarily lifted - but why?

Cat owners in this German town no longer face €50,000 fines for letting their felines roam free.

Travel News

Crowds of tourists blamed for death of famous walrus in Norway

Local authorities say visitors were asked to stay away from Freya the walrus.

Nature

Big cat gets a CAT scan at London Zoo for the first time

Vets at London Zoo arranged VIP treatment for their endangered Asiatic lion with earache.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Greece

Greek man held on suspicion of kicking kitten into the sea

A viral video of the incident generated outrage on social media.

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.

Green News

Frankenchickens: How supermarkets ‘profit off nightmarish cruelty'

"It's story about animal cruelty, essentially, on an industrial scale."

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.