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The Romanian police have established an Animal Protection Unit (The General Police Inspectorate for Animal Protection, or IGPPA). IGPPA is an operational structure that undertakes actions and projects for the purpose of protecting the animals and

American foie gras producers have survived a lot: high-profile opponents (chef Charlie Trotter; chef Wolfgang Puck), bans (Chicago -- later rescinded; a forthcoming 2012 ban in California), and a debilitating recession that took a big bite out of the

Diners at an upmarket supper club in Germany - which featured an act with tigers during the meal - suddenly saw the animal tamer turn into the main course. Having paid £125 to watch Christian Walliser, 28, crack the whip they then saw the Bengal tigers

A cull of 3,000 feral camels begins this week near the remote Northern Territory town of Docker River, south-west of Alice Springs. Hundreds of camels have moved into the town in recent weeks. Note & sign!

For the sake of human profit, the dogs are trained to kill. To ensure their aggression dogs are beaten, chained and fed gunpowder, illegal drugs and even live animals -- and sometimes they are not fed at all for long periods of time. In the end, dogs

For men who were arrested and charged in connection with the largest multistate dogfighting raid in US history were convicted in federal court and sentenced to prison time. Teddy Kiriakidis, 50, of Leasburg, Ronald Creach, 34, of Leslie, Michael Morgan,

The Olympic Games bring together nations from all over the world for competition, camaraderie, and ... animal abuse? In 2004, it was the stray dog problem in Athens and other Greek cities, which had animal advocates around the world concerned that the