It’s an elemental principle behind California’s Proposition 12, which was just affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s the legal standard approved in recent years by voters in multiple states seeking to extend some kindness to animals raised for food

The Gazette

Court ruling on California’s Prop. 12 is a victory, but Congress must act

More than 100 animals have been seized from an animal rescue in Loudoun County following a months-long investigation into reported mistreatment. 

WUSA9

100+ animals found 'living in squalor' at Loudoun Co. animal rescue

Dog owners are being reminded by the humane society and police to not leave their dogs in vehicles as temperatures rise.
Experts say vehicles can heat up very fast, even in the shade.

CTV News

Animal owners reminded to not leave dogs in the car

A flock of cockerels have been residents at St Francis Animal Welfare for nearly two years and are keen to move onto pastures new. Rehoming the cockerels has been made harder due to Avian Flu lockdown, according to the Fair Oak shelter.

Yahoo Sports

Animal shelter's appeal to rehome 'majestic' cockerels after bird flu lockdown

A shrine in central Japan is defending a popular ritual that often sees the horses taking part mistreated or injured. Animal rights activists say its about tourism and money, not history

DW News

Japan: Animal rights activists condemn centuries-old ritual

The sheep sector has criticised the government for being 'in turmoil' after it announced its flagship legislation looking to improve animal welfare will be dropped

FarmingUK

Government accused of being 'in turmoil' after dropping animal welfare bill

The UK government has made a U-turn on its animal welfare initiatives, scrapping the Kept Animals Bill which has been met with heavy criticism from the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation (CAWR) and The Humane Society International-UK group. Instead, the government has set up a new Animal Sentience Committee that will focus on penalty notices.

Food Ingredients First

UK government accused of abandoning animal welfare issues as vital Kept Animals Bill is scrapped

A bill aimed at banning live animal exports and introducing powers to tackle puppy smuggling has been dropped by the government over fears it would be forced into a vote on hunting.

BBC News

Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped

The business operator of G and GB Hewitt Ltd, a slaughterhouse in Chester, England, along with six men who worked there have been sentenced for animal welfare offenses, including causing avoidable pain, distress or suffering to the cattle and sheep who were killed at the slaughterhouse.

World Animal News

UK Slaughterhouse & Six Employees Sentenced For Animal Welfare Offenses Against Cows & Sheep They Murdered

The McGowan Government will deliver an $800,000 funding boost over four years to six vital animal rescue shelters to support their work protecting and rehoming Western Australian pets.

Mirage

Major funding boost for animal welfare organisations

Animal rights activists gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of an octopus farm in Spain, saying there are no respective laws in the country and the European Union to guarantee the welfare of the animals in captivity

APN News

Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain

A shift in supermarkets’ attitudes and a new judicial review could at last make us face up to this blot on our moral conscience

The Guardian

I’ve campaigned for decades against the horrific lives factory-farmed chickens lead – but now there’s hope

Animal welfare groups petitioned the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require that meat processing establishments install video cameras inside gondolas when stunning or killing pigs with carbon dioxide.

Meat + Poultry

Animal welfare advocates urge USDA to enforce video footage in gondolas

Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but focus needs to shift to culturally meaningful recovery targets, a consortium of researchers and community members say in a new paper published this week in Science.


University of British Columbia 

Call for Canada to braid Indigenous rights with endangered species law

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to uphold a California law banning the sale of pork from farms that confine pregnant pigs in gestation crates could have a widespread impact on the way states regulate the production of meat and eggs, according to legal experts

Food Dive

Supreme Court ruling upholding California’s animal welfare law could lead more states to act

The decision could result in a patchwork of laws that are likely to make national meat producers very uncomfortable. Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California?

Modern Farmer

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Humane Treatment of Pigs Could Catalyze a Wave of New Animal Welfare Laws

Turbines that make up part of the offshore wind farms near Borssele and Egmond aan Zee were shut down for four hours on Saturday to prevent migratory birds from flying into the wind turbine blades. A massive bird migration over the North Sea was predicted to take place last weekend.

NL Times

Wind turbines at sea shut down for the first time to protect migratory birds

For many, eating animal products involves some cognitive dissonance.



Forbes

Why A ‘Humane’ Label On Meat And Eggs Means Very Little

“No.” - It’s one of the dirtiest words in hospitality — and travelers may be hearing it more these days.

CNBC

No, you can’t ride a lion on safari — why more companies are telling travelers ‘no’ these days

A subtle u-turn by the government means that 44 animal welfare laws dating back to the UK’s membership of the EU will be retained rather than scrapped at the end of the year

Pet Business World

EU animal welfare laws to be retained

Animal Welfare

Amid a long-running campaign from an animal-rights group, Brazilian federal Judge Djalma Gomes has banned live cattle export from Brazil’s ports in the name of animal welfare

AG Daily

Animal-rights activists secure ban on Brazilian live cattle export

A coalition of animal welfare advocates said it is not giving up on its efforts to expand care. The Vet Care Coalition says it will try again next year to get the state Legislature to create a new position and enable more use of telehealth.

CBS News

Animal welfare advocates will keep trying to expand veterinary care, telehealth in Colorado

A dog has been treated for alcohol addiction by animal rescue staff in Devon, in what they say is the first case of its kind that they've ever seen.

itv News

Alcoholic' Labrador treated for addiction at Devon rescue centre

Measure promised in government manifesto and Queen’s speech may be blocked by MPs’ ‘hostile’ amendments



The Independent

Rebel Tories threaten to wreck UK’s long-promised trophy hunt ban backed by Ed Sheeran

More than three weeks after the catastrophic earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, desperate barks and meows can still be heard coming from abandoned and collapsed buildings.



Euronews

How Facebook posts, microchips and voicenotes are reuniting pets with their owners in Turkey

NGOs, activists meet permanent secretary at the animal rights ministry of Malta

Times of Malta

When is a circus not a circus? Activists in Malta want loopholes closed in new animal law

Animal rights activist Chaitanya Rajasekhar who is on a mission to sensitise people on animal rights reached Vijayawada after cycling a distance of 12,000 kilometres through 24 States.

The Hindu

Crusading on a cycle for animal rights

Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday to protest against a bill aimed at strengthening animal rights for excluding hunting dogs which opponents say are being exploited.

Reuters

Thousands protest against animal rights bill in Spain for excluding hunting dogs

Protein is an essential part of the human diet, but the way it’s produced is coming under heat.



Bloomberg

Real or Fake, How We Produce Protein Awaits an Overhaul

The environmental movement as we know it today is a lot bigger than hugging trees and picking up trash .There's one cause, however, that's still conspicuously kept out of the conversation: animal welfare.


The Environmental Movement Forgot About Animals

A scholarly look at how badly we treat other species employs moral principles to shame us into acknowledging their rights



Justice for Animals by Martha C Nussbaum review – how we became the tyrants of the animal kingdom

Animal products such as beef, fish, poultry and dairy are heavily featured in many traditional African dishes. Some environmental and animal welfare advocates are hoping to change that by introducing plant-based dining to the continent.



First-Ever Africa Vegan Restaurant Week Held on the Continent

A bill designed to strengthen animal rights in Spain could outlaw hunting with dogs.
The proposal would reform the treatment of domestic and wild animals in captivity.

Hunters and animal rights protestors clash over amendments to Spain’s pet protection laws

Elephants, dolphins, tiger cubs and other animals endure horrendous treatment, forced to perform unnatural tricks for spectators



The Mirror

Stop UK firms profiting from animal abuse in overseas tourist attractions

The RSPCA is ramping up calls to ban calf roping events at all rodeos across Australia after a new study confirming high levels of fear and distress in the animals.   



ABC News

RSPCA renews calls for calf roping ban after new study confirms high levels of animal distress

The changes will bring in a two-dog limit for all use of dogs in hunting, and will also ban trail hunting

The Times

Animal welfare groups hail restrictions on hunting with dogs

Owning unhealthy designer animals, such as flat-faced dogs or cats with folded ears, could soon be banned in the Netherlands.



Designer pets that suffer ‘miserable’ health problems could soon be banned in the Netherlands

Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday to defend a law against pet abuse.
Introduced in 2014, the law criminalises the abuse and abandonment of pets. Punishment ranges from a fine to up to a year in prison.

Portugal’s pet protection law is under threat. Here’s what’s being done about it

The NSW government's decision not to forbid controversial forms of animal testing has been described as "incredibly disappointing", after the practices were laid bare during a public inquiry.



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