#animal-rights

#animal-rights

Authorities in Bolzano, located in the mountainous Trentino-Alto Adige region, have proposed charging 1.50 a night for dogs visiting the province and 100 a year per dog for resident dog owners. If passed by the provincial council, some of the proceeds will be used to rid the streets of dog poo after a failed policy enacted last year that required dogs to undergo DNA tests in order to identify culprits.

The trial of animal welfare activist Zoe Rosenberg begins this week in Sonoma County. Rosenberg is accused of criminal conspiracy in connection with a 2023 incursion into a processing facility owned by Petaluma Poultry led by the Berkeley group Direct Action Everywhere. [Bay Area News Group] Residents of Benicia have been told to reduce their water consumption by 40% immediately after a damaged pipeline caused a significant water shortage. Something similar happened in 2022. [NBC Bay Area]

Thomas Berry once aptly noted, "The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." This statement reinforces the need for a paradigm shift toward recognizing interconnectedness among all forms of life.

Wanhui restaurant in Taiyun, China, offers customers the chance to have a four-course meal along with selfies with lion cubs and other exotic animals for $150.

"Supporters of the approach believe the cull is necessary to avert disastrous consequences for the spotted owls. But the coalition argues the effort is too expensive, unworkable and inhumane."

“The decision caused outrage after nature inspectors who were tracking her lost the trail and killed a male bear by mistake.”

In a Facebook post announcing Bruno's death, Caressa said: "Today I died with you. You fought for your whole life to help human beings, and it was humans who did this to you."

The first morning run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona featured thousands of participants fleeing a herd of bulls along the traditional 846-meter course.

The offspring of two male mice have had their own pups, but the invasive pseudoscience that achieved this result is nothing to celebrate.

"There have been numerous animal sacrifices [in the area], it's been an ongoing problem," Edita Birnkrant, executive director of animal advocacy group NYCLASS, said.

The Moroccan government must do the right thing and end the killing at once. We're calling on FIFA and its global partners to demand truth and compassion - not brutality masked as progress.

Join us for a heartfelt celebration on June 21 to honor dogs and cats, protesting the cruel Yulin Dog Meat Festival and advocating for animal rights.

The proposed three-week bear hunt in Florida could result in the killing of almost 200 black bears, a move condemned by wildlife advocates who argue it's based on outdated data.

"I wrote 'Animal Liberation' in 1975 because I was convinced that I had stumbled onto something very important that most people were oblivious to..."

"I was trying to get him out of the pit bull's mouth while my daughter was crying, and I was trying to protect the kids from getting attacked."

Gail Eisnitz: I've spent decades both in the field documenting violations against farm animals, and in my office preparing cases and writing about my investigations in articles and books. But my efforts to expose and prosecute animal abusers were often thwarted by network television producers and law enforcement authorities.

Zoe Rosenberg, a UC Berkeley senior and animal rights activist, faces trial for allegedly stealing four chickens, facing prison time amid her supporters viewing the act as a rescue.

A Hampshire man has lost his appeal against a conviction for allowing his cockerel to disturb his neighbours, despite his defense arguing the bird merely 'croaks'.

Rep. Shri Thanedar, who filed impeachment articles against Trump, faced backlash for allegedly abandoning 118 beagles during his lab's bankruptcy in 2010, raising ethical questions.