Animal Companions

The Valencian Community in Spain Approves a New Animal Welfare Law...

The Valencian Community, an autonomous region in eastern Spain, has approved a new animal welfare law that bans wild animals in circuses and protects...

Students Spearhead Animal Welfare Legislation in New Babylon Town, New York

A group of high school students from New Babylon Town, New York, US, have been pressuring the local authorities to strengthen the code that...

“Designer Pets” with Common Health Problems Could Soon Be Banned in...

The Netherlands could soon ban the import of “designer” companion animals with inherently unhealthy features, such as flat-faced dogs or cats with folded ears....

Disappointment about a Lenient Sentence in Barbados’ Dog Drowning Case

To the disappointment of animal protection campaigners, Chief Magistrate Ian Weeks of the Supreme Court 5 of Barbados sentenced Davino Howard to 12 months...

France Bans Collars that Cause Pain to Companion Animals

On 16th January 2023, the French Parliament banned the use of dog and cat collars that cut into, electrify or otherwise “strangle” the animal...

Legal Action Taken against the Argentinian Who Allegedly Adopted a Pig...

A man in Argentina who allegedly adopted Roma, a female potbellied pig (who was raised by a family as their companion animal) and gave...

Dog Lovers in Madrid Embark on a Traditional Dog Walk Against...

In an annual event organised around Christmas by the Spanish animal protection group El Refugio for the last ten years, dog lovers embarked on...

New York State Bans Pet Shops from Selling Dogs, Cats, and...

On 15th December 2022, the State of New York banned the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet shops to deal with the...

Head of Animal Shelter in Japan Arrested for Beating Dogs for...

A head of an animal shelter in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, was arrested on November 9, 2022, for abusing dogs on suspicion of violating the...

Millions of Animal Companions Need Homes: Are you Ready to Adopt?

Welcoming a new member into the family is a very important step, so it's essential to think long and hard before adopting a cat...

Animal Protectionists Complain About How Ex-President of South Korea Is Dealing...

Moon Jae-in, the former President of South Korea, has been criticised for his decision to return to a government facility Gomi and Songgang, two...

New Study About Giving Plant-Based Diets to Companion Animals in Spain

Researchers from the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have conducted...

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