News
The list below shows news from around the world regarding animals and animal welfare. Click on the links to read the full article.
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- Whaling plan draws anger from green groups
- 22 April 2010
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has published draft proposals for regulating whaling for the next decade.
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- Horse slaughter atrocities revealed to Belgium and Holland consumers
- 21 April 2010
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An 8 minute video aired on three major news programs in Belgium and Holland graphically exposing starved, injured, abused and dehydrated horses in the slaughter pipeline from both North America and...
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- UK: RSPCA will reject unwanted pets to cut costs
- 20 April 2010
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The RSPCA is to turn away unwanted pets from animal rescue centres in an attempt to save money during the recession.
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- New gorilla rescue centre to open in Eastern Congo
- 19 April 2010
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The first wave of 10 orphaned gorillas rescued from poachers in Rwanda and Congo are getting ready to be airlifted to the DRC, where they will learn to behave like wild gorillas in the first-ever...
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- Large amount of garbage found in stomach of dead whale
- 19 April 2010
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Biologists who examined a gray whale that died after stranding on a US beach say it had a large amount of garbage in its stomach - ranging from a pair of sweat pants to a golf ball.
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- Whaling ban could be overturned after EU fails to reach consensus
- 18 April 2010
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Proposals to be published by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) later this week will urge suspending the 25 year moratorium on hunting, posing a new danger to the world's threatened whale...
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- Bolivia's circus ban puts countless animals in limbo
- 17 April 2010
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Concern over what will be done with the thousands of animals in circuses, when new law takes effect in July.
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- Bulgaria considers jailing animal abusers after dog is maimed
- 15 April 2010
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Bulgaria is considering beefing up its animal protection legislation and even jailing abusers, after an unknown assailant cut off the four legs of a dog, prompting angry protests across the country.
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- Film 'The Cove' inspires controversial dolphin trainer to free his animals
- 14 April 2010
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Dolphin trainer and trader Chris Porter - inspired by the film The Cove and the recent death of a trainer by a captive orca - will give up his vocation.
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- Animal activists try to stop Thailand's orangutan boxing
- 11 April 2010
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A safari theme park in Thailand has become a macabre tourist attraction for its orangutan kick boxing matches - complete with simian "round card girls."
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