Animal rights

Social media-famous Border Collie allegedly eaten after being stolen in China

Travel blogger Guo gained popularity on the Chinese social media app Douyin when he began documenting his adventures with his dog, eight-year-old Chutou.

Chutou the dog.
CUSTOMERS WAIT to be served at a butchers stall in Smithfield Market, the UK’s largest wholesale meat market in London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading

Stray dogs in Israel

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs

 Crocodile, close up view.

Animal rights orgs. hit out at 'ridiculous' claim crocodiles were culled over terrorism fears


Terrorist mayor of Hebron offers reward for killing of stray dogs

Some Hebron residents soon complied, with footage shared on social media of Hebron residents taking to the streets to torture and kill dozens of dogs.

 A dog looks at a man carring water tanks at a house in the city of Hebron. August 7, 2008

Criminal gang runs chicken slaughterhouse, sells birds under gov't radar

The criminal group has been making a profit of tens of millions of shekels per year from the heist.

Chickens at Farmingmoon

Iran’s regime slaughters over 1,700 dogs in shelter, sparking outrage

The state’s clergy consider dogs to be dirty and recently cracked down on pet owners in Tehran, with police declaring that walking dogs in parks was a criminal offense.

 An Iranian woman holds a dog as she visits the Pallapet boarding house at Palladium shopping mall in Tehran

Israeli activists demand action against animal agriculture at climate conference

"The science presented by the IPCC is irrefutable, a vegan diet is an optimal diet for the planet," said Yael Hanna Gabay, the founder of the Freedom4Animals organization.

Israeli animal rights activist Yael Gabay at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

Switzerland to vote on becoming first nation to ban animal testing

Supporters of a ban on animal testing, which government data shows caused more than 500,000 animals to die in Swiss laboratories in 2020, say the practice is ethically wrong and unnecessary.

 A Swiss flag is pictured at the harbour in Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2021.

Donkey trampled to death in overcrowded animal shipment to Gaza

In a case of animal cruelty, the donkeys were loaded up onto the bed of a truck to be shipped to Gaza, though the truck could not properly accommodate all of the donkeys.

 Donkey in the Israeli desert (Illustrative)

Animals abandoned at record rate as Israelis return to work

Dog adoption rates rose by 300% during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as people return to work and as international travel opens up again, some have started to return to the shelter.

Small dog rests in an apartment in Tel Aviv.

Over half a million animals brought to Israel since January - report

Reports indicate that the livestock delivered to Israel were living in horrid conditions in the cargo ship, which caused them great suffering.

Over half a million animals brought to Israel since Jan. 2021

Letters to the Editor June 13, 2021: Bennett benedictions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

How one farm provides refuge for animals — And a new outlook on human-animal relations

Due to the brutal treatment many animals receive in the industry they are scared of humans and the Freedom Farm is often the only place where they are not beaten or screamed at.

ANIMAL CARE on the farm: Shani Alush speaks to Nir the calf. Nir has a prosthetic leg.