Animal Protection

SPCA's exit from enforcing provincial animal cruelty laws leaves gaps when it comes to animals in distress. City staff will be reporting back to council on options to potentially augment animal protection services provided by the province, amid concerns about after-hours and weekend availability with the recent change to having…

EconomyAmiti Sen | New Delhi, June 7 | Updated on: Jun 07, 2022 India wants standards, measures for animal protection to be discussed on best endeavour basis with no conditions Trade negotiators may now be the new champions for animal rights. For the first time, India is set to accept accountability…

Reptile tanks are seen outside of a home damaged in a fire at 2014 112A St. in Edmonton on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia, file Stricter regulations are needed in Alberta for exotic pets following a house fire where hundreds of reptiles and amphibians were discovered,…

The Animal Protection Agency (APA) is today celebrating a historic breakthrough in ending illegal market trading of exotic animals. This follows an announcement by Doncaster Council that Doncaster Racecourse - the venue for the largest UK reptile market – will no longer host the events after their contractual obligations end, with…

KARIMNAGAR: The Jammikunta police arrested Balmuri Venkat Narsinga Rao, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) president, on the charge that he “stole” a donkey. On Friday, Venkat and NSUI activists had “celebrated” the birthday of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in Hyderabad by tying the CM’s photo to a…

A YouGov poll commissioned by animal protection charity Open Cages in December 2021 has found that a staggering 78% of British people oppose factory farming practises which cause animals to experience pain or suffering as a means of producing affordable food, with a majority strongly opposing. Respondents were given examples…

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, left, and English Bulldog. Getty Images Norway has ruled that English bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels can no longer be bred due to the cruelty aspect. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Oslo District Court made the landmark ruling…

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Animal Protection Services is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of people involved in badger baiting following an incident in Lincolnshire. A badger was rescued by Lincolnshire Badger Group from a warehouse in Market Rasen, which had suffered injuries that…

Animal Protection Services is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of people involved in dog fighting following an increase in reports of dog fighting in the West Midlands area. The West Midlands area has previously been branded as the ‘UK…