t's unclear exactly what the EU's standard for humane killing would be, but seal products from countries that "practice hunting methods that involve unnecessary pain," also referred to as "cruel hunting," will not be allowed into the 27-nation bloc,...

On the eve of a European Union debate on whether to ban seal products, Canadian fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan says a European cardiac surgeon has indicated new surgical techniques may create a demand for 300,000 harp seal heart valves a year.

Common in cities across China, these roadside restaurants specialise in dishes made of almost every conceivable part of dogs including heads, legs, testicles and innards. The animals destined to be killed for the table are often kept on display outside...

The European Commission will ask its member states to ban the importation of furs made from the skins of young seals hunted in Canada, the European Environment Commissioner said Thursday.

"WE HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO HUNT ON THE ESTATE, WHICH DOESN'T EXPIRE AT UNTIL THE 30TH OF AUGUST," he said. SO THE JOLIE-PITTS WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SPLIT BOAR-GUTS IN THEIR BACKYARD, ALONG WITH THE OTHER SIGNS...

A poll by the American Museum of Natural History finds that 7 in 10 biologists believe that mass extinction poses a colossal threat to human existence, a more serious environmental problem than even its contributor, global warming, and that the dangers...

More than a hundred horses at the Equus Horse Sanctuary in Juniper Hills are being assessed by animal control personnel. Christina Gonzalez was in Northern LA County near Pearblossom with more on what veterinarians are saying about the animals.

Garlick's 16-year-old daughter, Liz, is among about 30 students from Hackett Catholic Central High School preparing to head to Spain on Tuesday for a 12-day trip to learn more about the country and practice their Spanish.

A Kaneohe Marine will be discharged from the Marine Corps for throwing a puppy off a cliff into a ravine while on patrol in Iraq on March 2007 -- an action that was videotaped and shown over the Internet.

"For too long we have occupied ourselves with responding to the consequences of cruelty and abuse and have neglected the important task of building up an ethical system in which justice for animals is regarded as the norm rather than the exception...