Animal rights

Bad 'Pee-R': Elephant in the room urinates on Republican convention floor, sparking condemnations

Paige, an African elephant, was paraded through the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston after Governor Greg Abbott’s keynote speech, and was seen wearing a large banner supporting Abbott.

Paige the elephant at Texas Republican party’s annual convention, June 12, 2026.
Chutou the dog.

Social media-famous Border Collie allegedly eaten after being stolen in China

CUSTOMERS WAIT to be served at a butchers stall in Smithfield Market, the UK’s largest wholesale meat market in London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading

Stray dogs in Israel

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs


Alligators, elks and bears: The obscure pets of historical figures

From a pug in prison to an anteater on a leash, these are some of the weird and wacky pets kept by important people throughout history.

 People in history have always had pets, some of them more unusual than others.

Terrorist mayor of Hebron offers reward for killing of stray dogs

Some Hebron residents soon complied, with footage shared on social media of Hebron residents taking to the streets to torture and kill dozens of dogs.

 A dog looks at a man carring water tanks at a house in the city of Hebron. August 7, 2008

Criminal gang runs chicken slaughterhouse, sells birds under gov't radar

The criminal group has been making a profit of tens of millions of shekels per year from the heist.

Chickens at Farmingmoon

Iran’s regime slaughters over 1,700 dogs in shelter, sparking outrage

The state’s clergy consider dogs to be dirty and recently cracked down on pet owners in Tehran, with police declaring that walking dogs in parks was a criminal offense.

 An Iranian woman holds a dog as she visits the Pallapet boarding house at Palladium shopping mall in Tehran

Israeli activists demand action against animal agriculture at climate conference

"The science presented by the IPCC is irrefutable, a vegan diet is an optimal diet for the planet," said Yael Hanna Gabay, the founder of the Freedom4Animals organization.

Israeli animal rights activist Yael Gabay at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

Switzerland to vote on becoming first nation to ban animal testing

Supporters of a ban on animal testing, which government data shows caused more than 500,000 animals to die in Swiss laboratories in 2020, say the practice is ethically wrong and unnecessary.

 A Swiss flag is pictured at the harbour in Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2021.

Donkey trampled to death in overcrowded animal shipment to Gaza

In a case of animal cruelty, the donkeys were loaded up onto the bed of a truck to be shipped to Gaza, though the truck could not properly accommodate all of the donkeys.

 Donkey in the Israeli desert (Illustrative)

Animals abandoned at record rate as Israelis return to work

Dog adoption rates rose by 300% during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as people return to work and as international travel opens up again, some have started to return to the shelter.

Small dog rests in an apartment in Tel Aviv.

Over half a million animals brought to Israel since January - report

Reports indicate that the livestock delivered to Israel were living in horrid conditions in the cargo ship, which caused them great suffering.

Over half a million animals brought to Israel since Jan. 2021

Letters to the Editor June 13, 2021: Bennett benedictions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters