Skins and feathers are as cruel as fur, the fashion industry is told
Copenhagen fashion week is hailed for raising the bar on animal rights. But will the organisers of other fashion weeks follow? Copenhagen fashion week has...
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Animal rights groups decry ‘brutal’ killing of bear by Italian forestry police
Culling of M90 comes amid ongoing legal battles over how to deal with bears deemed dangerous to humans Animal rights activists have decried the “brutal”...
Cat dies after being thrown off Russian train by conductor
State-owned railway company RZhD apologises as conductor faces calls to be sacked and potentially prosecuted A cat has died in Russia after being thrown off...
Wolf hunting could return to western Europe under EU plan
Commission’s proposal to downgrade animal’s ‘strictly protected’ status not based on scientific evidence, say conservationists Wolves could be hunted again across western Europe after the...
Sea-lice outbreak on Icelandic salmon farm a ‘welfare disaster’, footage shows
Drone images of cages shot by activist reveal open sores affecting ‘up to 1m fish’. Fish producers are now culling them for animal feed Images...
Wetlands win reprieve after deal over Andalucian natural space
Protection plan for Doñana national park hailed by environmentalists as ‘step in the right direction’ A controversial plan that would have placed one of Europe’s...
Cyprus begins treating island’s sick cats with anti-Covid pills
Vets receive medication originally meant for people amid virulent feline coronavirus that has killed thousands of cats Veterinary services in Cyprus have received a first...
Court grants reprieve to brown bear that killed Italian jogger
Animal fatally attacked Andrea Papi, 26, who was first person to be killed in Italy by a bear in modern times An Italian court has...
