Animal Protection

A man has pleaded guilty to crimes in terms of the Animal Protection Act after being caught on video stabbing a seal pup and smashing its body against a boat, the Swartland and West Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said on Tuesday…

The applications for the course will end on August 10, 2019. (Representational image) The Animal Law Centre at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in collaboration with the Humane Society International/ India has launched what it claims to be Indias first ac…

There is a social debate going on in Spain over whether the country should ban its trademark bull-fighting and bull-running events. Animal rights groups warn that dozens of bulls are killed annually in Pamplona, at the iconic San Fermin festival.More than 50 …

The tourism industry is seeing a marked shift in travelers who want to see wild animals in their natural habitats, but not infringe upon them and certainly not witness them in captivity (a concern raised in Blackfish, the 2013 film about Tilikum, a performing…

Japan is poised to resume commercial whaling this week after leaving the International Whaling Commission. When it originally took the decision last December, the country said it was no longer possible to whale commercially under IWC rules. Japan says it wi…

A group of little donkeys and mini horses gathered in a circle, nickering and huffing around their afternoon snack.  The hay didn't last long in the front yard pen.  Ponies in the adjacent lot whinnied in jealousy, seemingly forgetting the fresh carrots the…

Golden arches tainted with blood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the “Headquarters of Cruelty.” Dozens of protesters. Horrified passersby. These spectacles are what McDonald’s employees saw outside their office windows during the company’s annual shareholder …

As the busiest season on Cape Cod begins, this year the local community has bigger problems to consider than dealing with traffic and making Fourth of July plans. Last September, a 26-year-old man was attacked and killed by a Great White shark at a beach in …

Source: Tengku Syazreen Amina Raja Salleh / EyeEm / Getty A 21-year-old woman from California died on Wednesday after being attacked by a group of sharks during a vacation with her family to the Bahamas, according to reports from ABC 7. Torrance native Jord…

An animal protection group said it rescued seven dogs from a restaurant in northeast China this week that were destined for the table. The mercy mission was staged on Tuesday, when volunteers from the VShine Animal Protection Association and urban management…