The animals were kept in “filthy” wire cages with little-to-no protection from the cold weather, and many were emaciated and severely dehydrated.

The country now has the largest global population of tigers, with a new study confirming that areas of protected habitat have helped to successfully boost numbers.

The Colorado Supreme Court made the legal judgement during a case this week that called for five elephants held captive at a Colorado zoo to be retired to a sanctuary.

Authorities discovered over 100 dogs on the defendant’s property, along with numerous items associated with dog fighting including a treadmill designed for dogs and a breeding stand.

The 2024/25 college sports season has “devolved into a chaotic circus” campaigners say, as a tiger and longhorn steer have been brought into stadiums.

A reported $23 billion was “wasted” on government-approved animal tests last year.

Under the state’s plans, up to 80 percent of predators across a 20,000-acre range will be shot on sight.

The successful release is part of plans to restore a self-sustaining population of wolves in the region.

Shelters and sanctuaries across the state have opened their doors to help house evacuated animals.

Thousands of dogs have already been rounded up and killed across Morocco as part of the country’s efforts to “clean up” its 3 million stray animals in preparation to host the sports tournament.

Several states had petitioned the government to delist grizzlies, a move which could have allowed the species to be included in state-sponsored trophy hunts.

The bill’s political support highlights a profound shift in attitudes towards keeping wild animals in captivity.

Bathing captive elephants is promoted to tourists throughout the country, but animal welfare experts say the activity is dangerous to humans and fuels the exploitation of elephants.

Entire wolf families are set to be killed, despite campaigners branding the hunt illegal as wolves are a “strictly protected species” under EU law.

The United States has reported its first ever human death from H5N1 in Louisiana, raising new, terrifying concerns about the virus's potential impact on human health.

The legislation is described as shifting the cost of climate adaptation from everyday New Yorkers to the fossil fuel companies most responsible for the pollution.

In the United States, around 80% of antibiotics are sold for use in animal agriculture.

The two remarkable events highlight how wildlife continues to surprise scientists and animal experts.

The religious event has been condemned for its “unfathomable” scale of animal suffering, with devotees beheading thousands of buffalo, goats, rats, and more.

Wolf populations in danger of culling and hunting for sport as the European Commission votes to strip back protections for the species under Bern Convention.