All news on the topic: Animals

The recent sentencing in Nigeria of an individual for the unlawful sale of a metric tonne of pangolin scales was applauded this week by officials from the government and NGOs, who are celebrating improved safeguards against the smuggling of these endangered scaly anteaters

The Hong Kong Customs Service has confiscated more than 150 tonnes of donkey hides in a significant operation, intercepting two consignments, as per a statement issued by the customs office late on Monday

A cheesemaker from Britain reports it has halted the collection of milk from a farm in Cornwall after claims of animal mistreatment

Contractors and suppliers involved in a pet show in London, described as a "disaster," which faced extensive criticism for failing to draw the anticipated 20,000 visitors, assert that the event organiser has now "disappeared," leaving behind unpaid bills amounting to £200,000

Dame Jane Goodall, renowned for her pioneering research into chimpanzees, has passed away

Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury's announced that they had 'promptly' halted supplies from Somerby Top Farm after discovering workers mistreating piglets by kicking them

A holidaymaker had to flee to save himself from being crushed by an elephant after seemingly getting too near for a selfie

In the US, peculiar rabbits resembling 'Frankenstein' with dark tendrils emerging from their faces have been observed

A woman in her 50s has reportedly lost her arm after being attacked by a lion at a zoo in Queensland, Australia.

Foxes have ’started digging burrows’ in the soil of the rooftop garden at the not yet opened King’s Cross headquarters.

A bull has been seen on the loose on the streets of Birmingham today.

Three dogs attacked people in Hartlepool

The humble British bulldog has officially been named Britain’s most expensive dog breed.

Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to torturing and killing two kittens in Ruislip, west London.

Police are looking for these two teenagers after a pair of kittens were tortured and killed in west London.

Two men have been arrested after police found the bodies of 37 dogs during a raid on a property believed to operate as a rescue centre.

A girl and boy, aged two and three, and an 18-year-old woman were injured at around 4pm this afternoon - after being attacked by a dog inside a property in Liverpool

The dire wolf – an extinct animal made famous by the hit TV series Game of Thrones – has been brought back from extinction after over 10,000 years, scientists have claimed.

Pets at Home have been compelled to cease selling a beloved furry companion due to concerns that they are transmitting a troubling infection.

A tourist is thought to have lost both her hands in a shark attack after trying to ‘engage’ with the animal for a photo.

This is the moment a kayaker was entirely swallowed by a whale before being spat back out.

Mother nature has proven itself faster and more efficient than a European government in the race to construct a £900,000 dam.

Five-month-old, now named Zeytin, was found in a box on a flight that was travelling from Nigeria to Thailand

Postmortem will be carried out on wild cat, one of four humanely captured in Cairngorms, to find cause of death