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Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has gifted stools made from elephant feet to three African leaders during a meeting about the sale of ivory. The stools were covered in a blue »

Botswana cheerfully gifts elephant-foot stools to leaders

21st May 2019 — South Africa

The world-famous Grumpy Cat has passed away at the young age of seven. While her face was grumpy, she brought smiles to the faces of millions around the world through »

Paying tribute to the Grumpy Cat that made the world smile

20th May 2019

Many elephants worldwide are suffering from a form of chronic stress after decades of being beaten into submission and controlled through domination and fear »

The plight of the “Gentle Giant”

18th May 2019

The remarkable Elephant World sanctuary in Thailand has been brought to its knees after electricity was shamelessly and unscrupulously stolen by a shady hotel conglomerate. Elephant World is caring for »

Elephant World’s electricity has been stolen. Help us purchase a generator for them.

15th May 2019 — Thailand

For animal lovers, it is almost impossible to understand why someone would deliberately force dogs into vicious fights, inflicting untold injury and brutal death. Yet, despite the obvious cruelty and »

The cruel abuse of man’s best friend

9th May 2019

Network for Animals (NFA) and The Emma Animal Rescue Society (TEARS) traveled to Hillview, a poor and dangerous area in Cape Town, South Africa, to rescue dogs in need of »

Behind gangster lines: Saving the street dogs of Hillview

8th May 2019 — South Africa

Meet Rom Sai, a mighty and noble elephant who was blinded when a tree limb impaled his left eye during his days of slavery in Thailand’s logging industry. Understandably, this »

A classical pianist helps comfort Thailand’s tortured elephants

24th April 2019 — Thailand

The life of a street dog can entail unimaginable suffering, particularly in South Africa’s urban slums where poverty is rife. Summer is just one of those dogs. Her life changed »

Network for Animals rescues dog run over for fun

17th April 2019 — South Africa

A petting zoo in the US has caused global public outrage after a video emerged of a kangaroo locked inside of a tiny cage. Amid concerns that it might be »

Global outrage over kangaroo locked in tiny cage

12th April 2019 — United States

A woman has been banned from keeping animals for ten years in England, after her 10 dogs were found caged in her living room under horrifying conditions. The animals were »

English woman who made caged dogs rip each other to pieces escapes jail

12th April 2019 — United Kingdom

Protest action has escalated against Cherry Brook Zoo in Canada after it emerged that no charges will be laid against it after a number of guinea pigs were allegedly ‘inhumanely »

Guinea pigs slaughtered and fed to other animals at Canadian zoo

11th April 2019 — Canada

A 500-year-old Spanish tradition that “purifies” horses by forcing them to leap into several raging bonfires, needs to be scrapped. Year after year, terrified horses are burnt and suffer smoke »

Horses forcibly “purified” in Spain’s bonfires

11th April 2019 — Spain

Animal cruelty laws in the US state of Iowa are some of the weakest, ranking 48th out of 50 states. This abysmal ranking is partly because there are no felony »

Iowa’s weak animal cruelty law is not enough

10th April 2019 — United States

Last year, Network for Animals (NFA) highlighted the terrible abuse donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini suffer. Donkeys, horses and mules are forced to carry tourists up and down »

Remember not to ride donkeys in Santorini

9th April 2019 — Greece

There is no such thing as an ’animal lover’ who ties up a dog in a Dallas airport garage and leaves it to starve for four days »

Tied up dog left to starve in airport garage for days

8th April 2019 — United States

In a landmark win for animals, China has announced that cosmetic testing will no longer include animal tests. Announced by the Gansu Province National Medical Products Association, this marks the »

China bans cosmetic testing on animals

5th April 2019 — China

A watchdog report released this week claims that US government scientists have been participating in disturbing and gruesome experiments on cats, including feeding their remains to health laboratory cats for »

Gruesome cat cannibalism report emerges

4th April 2019 — United States

Video footage has emerged of poachers gunning down a hibernating mother bear and her cubs in Alaska. Cameras had been set up outside its den by the US Forest Service »

Teen poacher gets slap on the wrist for gruesomely killing bear family

3rd April 2019 — United States

A US teenager has been arrested after dragging his dog down a street in Nashville, Tennessee. The Pit bull had a chain around its neck and was being kicked while »

Teen arrested for dragging chained dog on a road

3rd April 2019 — United States

The Oregon Health and Science University’s (OHSU) primate lab has been dubbed the “Worst US Primate Lab” for allegedly violating 12 federal laws. The university claims it complies with strict »

University dubbed ‘worst US primate lab’

3rd April 2019 — United States

An orangutan has been found drugged and passed out in a basket inside a suitcase at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. The ape had been forcefully fed allergy »

Drugged orangutan found in suitcase

2nd April 2019 — Indonesia

The recent suffering of a cruelly-abused dog in China has highlighted the lack of animal welfare laws in the country. A dog was rescued after it was found dangling from »

Puppy left dangling from a window by its neck as punishment for 'soiling in the house'

2nd April 2019 — China

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled against the torture of bulls at Toro de la Vega, a medieval bull festival held in the town of Tordesillas, central Spain. Following years of »

Victory in Spain as court outlaws bullfighting at famous festival

29th March 2019

In an unprecedented move, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has banned water tank tests on small animals following discussions with animal rights organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals »

Johnson & Johnson bans swim tests on animals

29th March 2019

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News and Archive

Botswana cheerfully gifts elephant-foot stools to leaders

Paying tribute to the Grumpy Cat that made the world smile

The plight of the “Gentle Giant”

Elephant World’s electricity has been stolen. Help us purchase a generator for them.

The cruel abuse of man’s best friend

Behind gangster lines: Saving the street dogs of Hillview

A classical pianist helps comfort Thailand’s tortured elephants

Network for Animals rescues dog run over for fun

Global outrage over kangaroo locked in tiny cage

English woman who made caged dogs rip each other to pieces escapes jail

Guinea pigs slaughtered and fed to other animals at Canadian zoo

Horses forcibly “purified” in Spain’s bonfires

Iowa’s weak animal cruelty law is not enough

Remember not to ride donkeys in Santorini

Tied up dog left to starve in airport garage for days

China bans cosmetic testing on animals

Gruesome cat cannibalism report emerges

Teen poacher gets slap on the wrist for gruesomely killing bear family

Teen arrested for dragging chained dog on a road

University dubbed ‘worst US primate lab’

Drugged orangutan found in suitcase

Puppy left dangling from a window by its neck as punishment for 'soiling in the house'

Victory in Spain as court outlaws bullfighting at famous festival

Johnson & Johnson bans swim tests on animals

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