Teenagers who enticed a pet cat out from underneath a car before setting a dog on it have been sent death threats after their identities were revealed online. The two boys - who cannot be named for legal reasons - have been subject to scores of violent threats on social media after appearing in court charged with causing the "disturbing" and "sinister" death of a cat .

Crabs and lobsters have a tough time at the hands of humans. In most countries, they are excluded from the scope of animal welfare legislation, so nothing you do to them is illegal. The result is that they are treated in ways that would clearly be cruel if inflicted on a vertebrate. This might in part be because they are so alien to us. It is hard to begin to imagine the inner life of a 10-legged, faceless creature with a nervous system distributed throughout its body. Worse still, crustaceans lack the headline-grabbing intelligence of the octopus.

Would you eat a cat or dog? If Congress has its way, consuming our four-legged companions could soon land you a $5,000 fine.

Whales shot with modern explosive devices often take several minutes to die, and can take as long as 25 minutes, according to official Norwegian data. Figures submitted by Norway to the International Whaling Commission ahead of its meeting in Brazil show around a fifth of the whales shot with their harpoons take a prolonged time to die.

Yes, Impossible Foods tested heme, their new ingredient found in the Impossible Burger, on animals. This was done in order to receive their no questions letter from the FDA, which they recently received. Find out why it's OK for vegans to support Impossible Foods and the Impossible Burger.

The lead investigator in a case involving the Spencer County Animal Shelter tells Eyewitness News a handful of witnesses have confirmed the shelter euthanized animals on two different occasions by freezing them alive.

In recent years, countries such as Norway, India, Israel and even the entire European Union have ban the use of animals for testing cosmetics. This is a huge step in the right direction, and many other countries have been following suit. Canadians have been protesting, creating petitions and spreading awareness on the issue for quite a while. Canadian companies such as Lush and The Body Shop have public petitons in each of their stores for customers to sign, as well as offering a complete line of products that are 100% cruelty free.

A video and photo of the big cat in glass case was shared online and immediately sparked outrage on social media.A cafe in Istanbul, Turkey, was slammed by social media users for keeping a lion in a narrow glass corridor for customers to watch while they enjoyed drinks and their meal. A video and photo of the big cat in glass case was shared online. In the footage, the lion is seen constantly pacing to and fro in the little space, which is less than a metre wide. The lion, which looked thin and appeared to be young, watched as customers sat on sofas and drank or sat at tables to eat.

Thank you to the 2,969 people who wrote to the senate committee and 3,279 people who wrote their provincial senator to ask them to support Bill S-214. It worked! The bill moved swiftly through committee with full support to move forward to third reading, and has now been passed by the Senate. The bill will now move forward to the House of Commons for the final stages before becoming law.

India's southern state of Kerala has had a long tradition of using elephants for religious celebrations and parades. The pomp, however, belies the cruel conditions under which these gentle giants live.

There has been a longstanding debate between scientists and researchers about whether lobsters are able to feel pain. A 2013 study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found crabs chose to avoid an electric shock when they are exposed to it. Dozens of high-profile campaigners have demanded stronger protection to prevent lobsters and crabs from being cooked alive.

The RSPCA is urging people not to buy dogs with cropped ears after a surge in the number of reports about the illegal practise. Cropping involves cutting the animal's ears often for cosmetic reasons and then placing splints inside - forcing them to grow upwards. The animal charity has described the procedure as "painful and entirely unnecessary".

Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban fur following weeks of tumultuous debate between animal rights activists and retailers. The Golden City follows two other California cities— Berkeley and West Hollywood— in banning fur sales. This historic victory for animals comes after appeals from PETA and local activists, who have attended numerous committee meetings on the issue and held a rally at City Hall just a few weeks ago.

A dog has died on a United Airlines flight after an attendant forced the animal’s owner to put the pet in the cabin’s overhead bin. The airline said it was taking full responsibility. On United Flight 1284 from Houston to New York on Monday, a woman who was flying with children and a small dog was pressured by a flight attendant to put her dog in overhead storage during the three-and-a-half-hour flight.

A 16-year-old boy suspected of fatally battering a duck with a golf club in an incident shared on social media was taken into custody and cited, police said Thursday. An animal cruelty investigation began Wednesday night after authorities were tipped off about a duck being abused by a young man at the Whispering Lakes Golf Course, according to an Ontario Police Department news release. Video showing the duck being hit with the club was posted on social media, according to the release. The duck’s remains were later found.

A man who stomped on a boxer puppy and threw it against a wall in Texas has been sentenced to prison, CBS DallasFort Worth reports. On Tuesday, a judge ordered Andrew Callaway to spend 12 years behind bars for animal cruelty and a probation violation. The 27-year-old sparked outraged last May when he was arrested for abusing the dog, which suffered multiple broken ones. Despite efforts to save the animal, veterinarians were forced to euthanize it.

Two southwest Missouri men will be sent to state prison for dragging a kitten behind a truck and then killing it after it survived. Kyle Williams, 18, was sentenced Friday to consecutive terms of four years for animal abuse and three years of armed criminal action. Jordan Hall, 19, was sentenced to four years for animal control.sted the cat's death on Facebook in effort to get his audience to buy him pizza

Over the last decade, thanks to a cascade of undercover exposés of factory farms and slaughterhouses by animal rights activists, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore the horrors of industrial animal agriculture. Though it has received less attention than than the systematic torture of pigs and cows, perhaps no part of animal agriculture is more heinous than egg production, an industry in which hens are confined to excruciatingly small cages for the entirety of their tortured lives.

A cat seen in a viral video being thrown high into the air suffered a leg fracture — and a suspect in the abuse has been identified, Ontario police said. A tweet posted Friday night showing a roughly teenage boy throwing the cat and listing contact information for A.B. Miller High School in Fontana had more than 34,000 retweets by the evening of Saturday, Dec. 2.

New footage released by animal rights group PETA shows donkeys in Chinese farms being hit on the head with a sledgehammer in a bid to make ejiao, a medicine made from donkey skin. Ejiao has become increasingly popular among affluent Chinese people who believe it as a cure for poor circulation, an anti-ageing treatment or a remedy for insomnia.