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.
Social media-famous Border Collie allegedly eaten after being stolen in China
UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading
Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs
How one farm provides refuge for animals — And a new outlook on human-animal relations
Due to the brutal treatment many animals receive in the industry they are scared of humans and the Freedom Farm is often the only place where they are not beaten or screamed at.
Police find nine parrots in backpack of bike thief
Due to the current heat wave, the police officers watered the parrots. One was in such a concerning state that it was taken in for medical attention.
Livestock cruelly stuffed into car, three men arrested - watch
When police opened it, they found a total of 88 animals in the cattle car, including 50 fully-grown goats and 30 kids, as well as eight sheep, all with an estimated value of NIS 100,000.
Israel's inhumane live animal shipments pose danger to public health
Israel's bill to end the import of live animals for meat has stalled in light of elections, but the method is illegal, dangerous and costly.
'We are not invisible': Rights group protest animal violence in Jerusalem
Just this week, a man in the north was filmed dragging two dogs while driving his car.
Animal testing a thing of the past? HUJI develops treatments without it
This represented the first application of a bionic chip being used to develop a safe cancer treatment without the need for animal testing, which often results in cruelty.
Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure
“No reputable company wants to associate with a race that forces dogs to run until they collapse," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said.
Hundreds of dog, sheep, goat corpses openly abandoned in South
Bodies could pose potential health hazard due to infectious disease contamination.
Despite promises, 600,000 animals shipped to Israel in live transports
Some 86% of Israelis supported the bill to stop the transport of live animals and that 91% thought that the transports constituted animal cruelty.
Most Israelis think gov't should ban cages, minimize animal suffering
93% of the Israeli public believe that locking up animals in crowded cages for their entire lives is considered animal abuse, a new survey found.
