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New Zealand bans live animal exports from April 2023
New Zealand will ban live animal exports from next April, two years after storms sank a livestock ship, killing 41 crew members and 6,000 cattle.
Live animal prizes on council land banned
Live animals will no longer be offered as prizes on land owned by a council after a local authority vote.
The decision means goldfishes in plastic bags, traditionally given as prizes, will not be allowed at fairgrounds in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
Charities call for end to greyhound racing in the UK
Three of the UK's largest animal welfare organisations are calling for greyhound racing to come to an end as soon as possible to put a stop to the unnecessary and completely preventable deaths of hundreds of dogs every year.
Donegal farmer banned from keeping animals for TEN years after ‘horrendous’ cruelty
A Co Donegal farmer has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after being found guilty of a number of charges of animal cruelty.
74-year-old farmer Leslie Stewart was found guilty of a number of charges after animal welfare officers called to his farm at The Thorn outside Letterkenny on various dates.