Activists displayed the carcasses of about 100 foxes, rabbits, minks, lambs, chickens and pigs in central Madrid Sunday in a protest against the treatment of animals. The demonstrators, all dressed in white, gathered in the Puerta del Sol square, in
KATMANDU, Nepal - Hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered at a temple in southern Nepal on Tuesday for a ceremony involving the slaughter of more than 200,000 animals, a festival that has drawn the ire of animal-welfare protesters. A Nepalese minis
Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot. Priests are preparing for the sl
KATHMANDU - The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week. A temple in Nepal will host what is thought to be th
SALT LAKE CITY - Federal officials say they'll look into complaints by the animal rights group PETA about the treatment of animals at University of Utah research facilities. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says one of its agents spent ei
SELDEN, N.Y. - Dozens of concerned pet owners have contacted authorities following the gruesome discovery of more than 20 animal carcasses in the backyard of a Long Island home, a scene described by one veteran SPCA official as something out of a ho
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 23 - South African traditionalleaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to blessstadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead of the start ofthe showcase event next June, they said on Friday. Zolani Mkiva, chairman of
A disaster response team specialising in the welfare of animals was heading to Samoa in the wake of the devastating tsunami, the World Society for the Protection of Animals said. Animals were often the forgotten victims of disasters, yet their surv
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