In February, WSPA and the other members of the Handle with Care coalition launched a global campaign to stop the long distance transport of billions of farm animals
What was killing Jack Foeschler's sheep? After finding what he thought looked like small-caliber bullet wounds in some of his dead sheep, he was convinced a gunman has shot 12 of his animals and called the Sheriff's department in early April.
Joaquin Phoenix took time away from promoting his upcoming films We Own the Night and Reservation Road to write to former Australian Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran about the cruel treatment of sheep by the Australian wool industry.
A little lost sheep and her doggie best friend were finally reunited Saturday with their grateful owners, bringing a happy ending to a tale that had tugged at the heartstrings of animal lovers across the San Fernando Valley.
Four sheep were shot, probably at point-blank-range, in four separate instances. Three of the sheep killed had been raised by Foerschler since birth. One was due to give birth in a few days, she was hung on a fence after being killed.
Experts were last night examining photographs and animal droppings to determine if a wild cougar was behind the slaughter of sheep in Donegal. This picture of what could be a big cat was taken nearby to where the sheep were savaged.
Over the weekend, one of John Green and Yvonne Asbury's Hebridean sheep, called Helga, was beaten and stabbed to death before being dragged from her field to be dumped in a wheelie bin. She had been due to lamb. Mr Green said he was devastated but the
A major British clothing retailer has joined the growing international corporate boycott of Australian wool amid concerns about mulesing.
Matalan, a discount chain with about 200 stores across Britain, agreed to the move after meeting with animal right
THE Minister for Agriculture, Tony Burke, has ruled out making the use of pain relief compulsory for mulesing to appease European retailers boycotting Australian wool.
Woolgrowers and buyers have called on the Government to enforce the use of pain reli
AUSTRALIA'S embattled wool industry has received encouragement after some European retailers agreed to lift their bans on Australian wool if pain relief was used during mulesing.
More than 60 European retailers have boycotted Australian wool in the pas
Animal rights activists will stage a demonstration outside the Australian Embassy in Sweden to protest against mulesing in the wool industry.
Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Rights Sweden dressed as farmers and
ANIMAL rights activists will stage a demonstration outside the Australian embassy in Sweden to protest against mulesing in the wool industry. Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Rights Sweden dressed as farmers and
SICK thugs broke into a college farm then deliberately set dogs on the helpless animals inside.
Police are investigating after several farm animals were destroyed at the western Sydney college.
During Saturday night (23 February), according to a
Livestock farms in the UK will again be at risk from bluetongue from the second half of April, predict scientists.
Researchers have produced a map showing when farms in different parts of England and Wales are at most risk.
They say midges that co
Bare pastures across drought-affected South Australia have seen a record sheep yarding at livestock markets in the north.
Twenty-six thousand sheep were on offer this month, 10,000 more than the February average.
Landmark auctioneer Don Cullen says
