Animal rights
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Australian PM Scott Morrison takes aim at ‘green-collar criminals’
Speed Read Animal rights activists criticised as ‘shameful and un-Australian’ after dozens arrested in nationwide protests
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Animals removed from Albanian ‘zoo of hell’
Speed Read Authorities force their way into a private zoo to rescue lions, deer and a bear
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Has Michael Gove backtracked on live animal export ban?
Speed Read Labour and animal rights campaigners accuse the Environment Secretary of going back on his promise
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Is Michael Gove right to outlaw electric shock collars for dogs?
Speed Read Activists welcome the ban on electrified training devices in England, but others accuse Environment Secretary of a policy U-turn
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Fur mislabelling scandal could lead to total ban
Speed Read MPs recommend banning all real fur imports in wake of scandal
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Tortured puppy shifts Turkey elections agenda
In Depth Disturbing images of dying mutilated dog trigger rare show of unity among nation’s politicians
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Where the Tories and Labour stand on animal welfare
Speed Read Labour reveals 50 proposals including banning foie gras and giving tenants the legal right to keep pets
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Pet shops could be banned from selling puppies
In Depth Defra considering ban on all third-party sales to crack down on unscrupulous dealers
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MPs vote that ‘animals can’t feel pain or emotion’ as part of Brexit bill
Speed Read ‘It’s shocking that MPs have given animal sentience the thumbs down’, say animal rights activists
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CCTV to be made compulsory in all UK slaughterhouses
Speed Read Abattoirs will be forced to install cameras under new rules to crackdown on animal abuse
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Sick pet is grounds for time off, Italian court rules
In Depth Animal rights group says decision is ‘step forward’ for push to recognise animals as family members
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Why one zoo is sawing off the horns of 21 rhinos
Speed Read Czech zoo says poaching risk in Europe is 'too high' after killing at French rhino enclosure
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Greyhound racing banned in New South Wales
Speed Read Australian state government imposes total ban on sport because of 'horrific' cruelty
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Rio Olympics: Jaguar shot dead after torch relay
Speed Read Animal rights activists condemn 'unnatural' use of big cat Juma in Brazil procession
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