Elephants’ trunks are stabbed, taunted and punched in front of excited tourists in Indonesia
SARA MALM: 'Animal handlers at a zoo in Indonesia have been caught abusing elephants and stabbing them with sharp objects to get them to perform for…
Vegan trends put pressure on mainstream marketplace in South Africa
SARAH SMIT: '“Dairy-free, cheddar-flavoured cheese.” This particular combination of words might not sound appealing to the average South African,…
Horrific’ footage reveals fish suffocating to death on industrial farms in Italy
ARTHUR NESLEN: 'Shocking footage of intensively farmed fish has emerged in Italy which raises questions about working practices on aquaculture farms…
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, stands firm on call for people to go vegan
AINE FOX: 'Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson is standing firm on her call for people to go vegan to tackle climate change, despite her local…
USDA’s enforcement of animal welfare laws plummeted in 2018, agency figures show
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'Two years ago, the Agriculture Department issued 192 written warnings to breeders, exhibitors and research labs that allegedly…
Eating avocados doesn’t mean you’re failing at being vegan
MIRANDA LARBI: 'Plant-based people were hit with the devastating news that avocados might not actually be vegan. Imagine the waves of horror and…
Rescue group still waiting for government ‘permission’ to save starving animals from Albanian ‘zoo from hell’
SARA MALM: The maltreated animals which Albanian authorities ordered to be rescued from a 'zoo from hell' are still languishing in their cramped…
Study: What Inspires Animal Protection Policy?
OWEN ROGERS: 'What determines a society’s willingness to protect animals? What inspires policy-makers to take animal issues seriously, and act?…
Disturbing footage shows horrific abuse as sheep are kicked, punched and dragged on Scottish farms
MARK MCGIVERN: 'The Scottish SPCA are probing claims of appalling cruelty at Scottish sheep farms. Undercover operatives of animal welfare charity…
Cowards on the run: Moment herd turns on hunters after they gun down bull elephant
GUY BIRCHALL: 'Cowardly hunters flee in panic when a herd of elephants charged at them after they shot one of the bulls. Video shows two men trying to…