A recent outbreak of rabies on this otherwise idyllic island has seen government authorities rush headlong into a mass elimination programme - except they're focussed on eliminating dogs, not rabies.

Even as tiger straying in the Sunderbans remains a major wildlife concern, thousands will be joining hands for a unique "march for the tiger" campaign that gets under way at the mangrove forest on November 9. It will be flagged off on Bally island

This is a petition to get some much needed help for abandoned animals in the streets of Portugal! there is a great need for awareness and education about spaying and neutering and just plain compassion about these suffering animals! way too many times

Help me fight against the illegal whaling being done by the Japanese. I will send a letter with everyones signature on it showing how many people want to stop the slaughter of innocent dolphins and whales. Please put your signature on this petition and

Two animals put down due to alleged neglect They spent more than a decade trotting up and down Front Street giving tourists the chance to see the sights. Carriage horses Sammy and Ben should

Veterinarians who did not want cities meddling in their business persuaded the state Legislature to bar local governments from banning the practice of declawing cats -- beginning in 2010....Not wanting to be pushed around themselves, nearly half a dozen

BAN FUR FARMING IN IRELAND Saturday 10th October marked an historical victory for anti-fur campaigners across Ireland. Green Party members voted in favour for a new programme for government, which will see fur farming banned in Ireland within 3years.

Please help any way you can. These groups in Shanghai are working so terribly hard to make a difference, not only for the cats they rescue, but specially because they are striving to change minds by example. These acts are extremely important because

BLUE whales, the world's largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction. Marine scientists have recorded the animals roaming migrat

An exotic underwater world of seahorses, sharks and corals that surrounds the coast of Britain is to be given greater protection under new legislation coming into force this week. The long-awaited Marine Act will allow conservation groups to map sites