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Nearly five tonnes of African elephant ivory confiscated in Singapore is being destroyed in Nairobi on Wednesday. The tusks are being burned to ensure that they do not again enter international trade, which is illegal. Destroying the stockpile is one...
Joseph Barringer, 55, the owner of a Florida pool cue company, pleaded guilty in federal court in Orlando to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory through an online auction site.
The number of animals used in scientific experiments should be reduced under new European Union (EU) legislation approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The aim is to strike a better balance between animal welfare and the need for research...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are very selective about the celebrities they choose to host their award ceremonies. Only the celebrities with perfect records get invited to the PETA events. Anyone with a single animal abuse charge or a...
Police in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Territory are to look into a case of animal cruelty involving a donkey forced to parasail along a beach on the Sea of Azov, a local police spokesman said on Monday.
On Tuesday May 25, four lions rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) from a Bolivian circus will be arriving at San Francisco International Airport.
Shraddha Kapoor who made her splash with her debut Teen Patti has big plans to work for something other than movies and its animal welfare.
A man living in the central Russian republic of Chuvashia has been sentenced to a year’s community work for stealing, killing and then eating a dog.
Despite the ivory trade being banned 20 years ago, a shocking 104 elephants are still being killed every day for their tusks. This alarming level of illegal hunting could drive the African elephant to extinction across much of the continent in just...