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Bear Sees the Outdoors for the First Time in 20 Years
A bear is again enjoying nature's beauty after spending 20 years in captivity at a bile farm.
Chinh, an Asiatic black bear, also known as a moon bear, spent over two decades at a bear bile farm in Vietnam, where he lived in a small indoor cage.
Abandoned pony and donkey rehomed
Two abandoned animals have been rehomed in the grounds of a castle.
Mickey the donkey and Lorenzo the pony have found a new home in the grounds of Belvoir Castle, near Grantham.
New laws governing pet welfare in place from June
New laws that will offer protection to pets on the Isle of Man and introduce tougher penalties for those guilty of animal cruelty will come into effect next month.
Cat and dog theft will be a criminal offence from August
A new criminal offence of "pet abduction" will come into force in August in England and Northern Ireland after legislation was pushed through on the final day of Parliament.