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Exclusive: footage shows young elephants being captured in Zimbabwe for Chinese zoos
The Guardian has been given exclusive footage which shows the capture of young, wild elephants in Zimbabwe in preparation, it is believed, for their legal sale to Chinese zoos. In the early morning of 8 August, five elephants were caught in Hwange national park by officials at Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks).
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Government makes hurting your pets punishable by up to five years in jail
People who abuse animals will now face up to five years in prison under a tough new crackdown. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said the increase in the present six-month sentence was needed to combat cruelty. The move comes after a series of cases in which courts said they would have liked to impose tougher sentences if they had the option.
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NSFW Shocking footage inside a bovine abattoir in Belgium.
Animal Rights Belgium has been conducting an undercover investigation inside a bovine abattoir. The footage reveals shocking animal suffering.
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Richard Dawkins: No Civilized Person Accepts Slavery, So Why Do We Accept Animal Cruelty?
Do animals feel pain? Well, yes. Obviously. They may even feel pain a lot stronger than humans do.
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PETA to pay family $49k for euthanizing child’s Chihuahua
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is going to pay a Virginia family tens of thousands of dollars after it was found that the animal activists euthanized a 9-year-old girls’ Chihuahua well before the state’s five-day waiting period. Wilber Zarate sued PETA for taking the dog, which was at a mobile home park in Norfolk, unleashed and unattended, and for putting the dog down before the end of the state’s five-day mandatory grace period, The Associated Press reported.
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Why everyone should go vegan immediately
It was announced this week that all slaughterhouses in England will have to install CCTV cameras, in a Government move to try to improve animal welfare on UK farms. As a lover of animals, you’d think I would be thrilled at this news. Instead I can’t help but continue to wonder why on earth we are killing animals in the first place. It shouldn’t be a question of whether or not it’s caught on camera.
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CCTV to be compulsory in all abattoirs in England
Slaughterhouses in England will have to install CCTV as part of government plans to monitor animal welfare. Under rules being phased in over the next year, Food Standards Agency vets will be able to ask to see footage of all areas where livestock are held. Slaughterhouses found to be failing welfare standards could face a criminal investigation or lose staff licences.
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SeaWorld Stocks Sink to Unprecedented Lows
The fledgling aquatic park reports more than $200 million in lost profits, falling attendance, and share values at their lowest since its 2013 IPO. This week, struggling aquatic park SeaWorld reported dismal sales, attendance, and stock values for its first and second quarter 2017 fiscal year. The park reported attendance was down by approximately 353,000 guests across its properties in the first half of 2017 and a net cash loss of $237 million in that time period...
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What more evidence do we need to stop killing pigs for food?
That pigs are smart and sensitive is not in doubt. How can we justify continuing to kill them for food?
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Judge strikes down Utah law banning undercover farm filming
A federal judge struck down Utah's so-called "ag gag" law Friday, ruling it violates free speech rights. "Utah undoubtedly has an interest in addressing perceived threats to the state agricultural industry, and as history shows, it has a variety of constitutionally permissible tools at its disposal to do so," U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby concluded in a 31-page ruling.
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Man who punched kangaroo to save his dog calls police over animal-rights activist fear
The zookeeper who punched a kangaroo in the face to save his beloved pet dog called police to his home after animal-rights supporters called him "ruthless" and a "pathetic excuse for a human being" online. Greig Tonkins achieved internet fame when footage emerged of him punching the male kangaroo to defend his dog Max. The pair squared off during a boar-hunting trip organised for a young terminal cancer sufferer.
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Stupendous intelligence of honey badgers
There are plenty of less familiar examples: from zebra fish and moray eels to the stupendous intelligence of the honey badgers. By Ian Ground.
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Animal abusers being made to sign a register like sex offenders
A growing number of US states and counties are taking action against people who abuse animals by listing their names on an official registry, similar to the way sex offenders’ details are stored. The measures aim to protect the welfare of animals by allowing pet shops and shelters to check prospective owners are not on the registry. They also provide a way to vet pet-sitters and those seeking to buy an animal from another person.
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Jeremy Corbyn says fox hunting is ‘barbarity’ and pledges to keep it banned
Jeremy Corbyn has branded fox hunting “barbarity” and pledged to keep blood sports banned on animal welfare grounds. Mr Corbyn, who grew up in rural Shropshire, said the first speech he had ever given when at school was at a debate in favour of banning such cruel sports. The Labour leader’s intervention comes after Theresa May says she would give MPs a vote in the House of Commons on whether to scrap the Hunting Act and re-instate the animal killings.
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Horse died 'agonising' death after owner neglected him
A man has been banned from keeping equines for life after his horse died an 'agonising' death. Simon Nall did not attend to his piebald colt horse named Storm for several months and pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable steps to prevent another person from causing unnecessary suffering.
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Bestiality brothels are 'spreading through Germany' warns campaigner as abusers turn to sex with animals as 'lifestyle choice'
Animal protection officer Madeleine Martin said that current laws were not protecting animals from predatory zoophililes, and the problem of 'erotic zoos' is getting worse.
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California authorities seize over 7000 birds in largest cockfighting bust in US history
An illegal cockfighting bust on Monday in unincorporated Val Verde was the largest ever in the U.S., authorities said. “Any type of animal blood sport activity is a serious crime and will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Jeff Perry said during a news conference Tuesday, where officials played a video displaying what was found at the 80-acre property in the 29000 block of Jackson Street.
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It’s Done: Trump Signs Law Allowing Slaughter of Alaskan Bear Cubs & Wolf Pups
On April 3, 2017, President Donald Trump signed House Joint Resolution 69 (HJR 69) into law. The legislation rescinds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2016 Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Rule (Refuge Rule). The Refuge Rule was enacted to protect native carnivores on Alaska’s refuges from the state’s Board of Game (BOG) predator management program, which allows practices such as the killing of bears with cubs and wolves with pups, as well as the hunting of animals from aircraft, among other things.
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Controversy erupts after Colorado animal sanctuary kills all its animals
The owners of an animal sanctuary in Colorado that recently euthanized all of its animals claim they were forced to do so by the government. Owners of the Lion’s Gate Sanctuary said they had to humanely euthanize three lions, three tigers and five bears in April after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners denied their request to move to a new location. Dr. Joan Laub and her partner Peter Winney wanted to build a sanctuary on a 45-acre property near Elizabeth instead, according to The Coloradoan.
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Giraffes must be listed as endangered, conservationists formally tell US
Five environmental groups point to ‘trophy’ hunting – largely by Americans who travel to Africa – among key threats to animals
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