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Bullfighting is set to return to the Spanish island of Mallorca – two years after it was banned

Bullfighting has been an iconic tradition in Spain for thousands of years despite constant attempts by animal welfare campaigners to stop it. But in 2017 lawmakers on the Spanish island of Mallorca were praised for ...

Woman who returned her emaciated dog claiming it was a stray was ‘too busy to feed it’

Six months after Alexandra Drew adopted Richter in 2016, she returned the dog claiming it was a stray. After a check of his microchip by the Humane Society of Sarasota County, in Florida, staff discovered ...

Woman walks into pet shelter and asks for the oldest dogs they have

Employees at Asheville Humane Society in North Carolina were in for a shock on July 24, when a woman named Leslie Sacks walked in with a very unexpected request: “I said, ‘Who’s the oldest that ...

When two scared puppies arrived in a foster shelter, a mama dog broke out to comfort them

For a foster puppy, getting moved around to new homes can be a frightening experience. But luckily, one momma dog made it her mission to make sure two new arrivals felt at home in their ...

Abused German Shepherd ‘beating all of the odds’ after she was discovered starving and covered in feces

Once the puppy, named Queen Sophie, was taken in by the humane society, Murrells Inlet Veterinary Hospital stepped in and provided the necessary care. “When she came to us we knew she immediately needed emergency care,” ...

Poodle rescued from a puppy mill in basement sees sunlight for the first time ever

The purebred dwarf poodle, later named B.B., looked like she had been bred repeatedly, according to her rescuer. An anonymous tip led to a raid being carried out on a property near Charlotte, North Carolina, ...

Man charged with animal cruelty after admitting to ‘fishing for cats’

According to the criminal complaint, a cat rescue alerted the Luzerne County SPCA to Rowles’ activities in the beginning of April. The 27-year-old Pennsylvania man admitted to placing scraps of meat on a fish hook and ...

Cat alerts owner to furry intruder stuck near her car’s engine

She called animal control and the fire department for assistance. However, after removing several car parts in an attempt to free the dog, it was clear the dog was still stuck. “We were ready with ...

Dog arrives at shelter as puppy and 2,381 days later he finds his forever home

Higgins first arrived at the shelter in Ohio when he was a puppy and the German Shepherd was adopted quickly. “We heard he was nothing more than a dog chained up to a dog house,” Leslie ...

Horribly neglected lions discovered at South African captive lion breeding farm

According to HSI, when officials entered the farm they found 108 neglected lions covered in mange, along with caracal, tigers, and leopards. Two of the lion cubs appeared to be suffering from a neurological condition as ...