violence against animals

Green News

A first in France: Why has this cat received legal damages?

Lanna, a cat of around one year old, was found dead in a rubbish bin in the French city of Lille in July 2023.

17/01/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Remembering Keiko the Orca, 20 years after his death

On this day, 20 years ago, Keiko the Orca , star of the 'Free Willy' movies, died in his home of Taknes fjord, in Norway.

12/12/2023

Art

Best of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

Feast your eyes on the nominees for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. And vote for your favourite!

29/11/2023

Italy

Pakistan police arrest man over disappearance of daughter in Italy

Saman Abbas had reportedly been pressured by her parents into an arranged marriage.

25/11/2022

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

Endangered Galápagos giant tortoises killed for meat 

Under Ecuadorian law, killing a giant tortoise is punishable by three years in prison - but poachers are still active.

31/08/2022

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

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

Nature

These volunteers are saving Ukraine’s animals from the horrors of war

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, this animal rights organisation is risking life and limb to bring the country’s creatures to safety.

05/04/2022

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

Green News

Euroviews. Why are ‘sadistic abusers’ still allowed to test cosmetics on animals?

"No animal should suffer for beauty," says McCartney.

11/02/2022

United Kingdom

West Ham's Kurt Zouma criticised, apologises for cat abuse video

Although the club condemned Zouma for his behaviour and pledged to deal with the incident internally, manager David Moyes still selected him for the Tuesday night match against Watford.

08/02/2022

Green News

EU found to be world's second biggest importer of hunting trophies

EU hunters importing almost 3,000 hunting trophies a year after shooting trips abroad.

02/07/2021

Germany

As lockdown bites, Germans hope dogs can help them through ruff times

But animal welfare experts warn the Instagram generation that a dog is for life, not just for lockdown.

04/04/2021

Green News

‘Sadistic and inhumane’ sale of foie gras must be banned in the EU

Mimi Bekhechi, vice president at PETA UK, gives us her take on foie gras production.

11/03/2021

Nature

72% of Brits want the 'cruel and outdated' fur trade to be banned

From Judi Dench to Ricky Gervais, 50 of Britain’s biggest stars are calling for a ban on the sale of fur in the UK.

24/02/2021

Green News

'Miracle cat' rescued from rubbish truck seconds before being crushed

Waste collectors in Russia were shocked to find an animal in a rubbish bag.

26/01/2021