A NSW puppy farmer has been banned from owning dogs for 10 years and fined $155,000 after RSPCA inspectors seized 185 malnourished dogs from his home. Inspectors were alerted by police concerned about the welfare of almost 200 dogs kept in putrid

Historically, ritual dog meat eating accounted for a relatively small number of animals. However, over the past 25 years, dog meat eating has rapidly proliferated for commercial rather than cultural reasons. Today, a multitude of restaurants exist

Horse Fighting, an illegal spectator blood sport where stallions are incited to fight one another, is widely practiced on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Fuelled by cash prizes for the owners of the winning horses and extensive

The Russia Ice Circus is fitting bears with skates and muzzles and forcing them to "play" hockey and perform other cruel, difficult tricks. The bear is the very symbol of the United Russia party--and they should not be cruelly abused in circuses.

Ten newfound species of amphibians -- including a frog with spiky skin and three varieties of frogs with transparent skin -- have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia.

They might all look like troublemakers, but most sharks have a grander purpose - or at least a useful one - beyond scaring surfers. Some eat gross things or serve as ferries to total suckers.

The atlas contains the most accurate maps ever assembled for this ecosystem revealing key migratory corridors that span from coastlines to deep-sea feeding areas off the continental shelf hundreds of miles away.

According to a growing number of studies, some insects can count, categorize objects, even recognize human faces -- all with brains the size of pinheads.

Male lions generally leave hunting duties to the female members of the pride, helping out on occasion. Only when they are on their own do they demonstrate their hunting abilities.

The culling of some 140 kangaroos on one of Australia's most famous race car tracks prompted outrage Friday from environmentalists and animal rights activists. The eastern grey kangaroos were reportedly removed from the Mount Panorama circuit