
Activists Push for Ban on Alpine Marmot Hunting in France
Animal rights groups are organizing protests and petitions against the practice, citing animal welfare concerns and climate impacts on rodent populations.
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Animal rights groups are organizing protests and petitions against the practice, citing animal welfare concerns and climate impacts on rodent populations.

Brittany Ferries announced a U-turn on live animal exports from Rosslare to France, confirming they will cease the practice following sustained pressure from animal rights groups.

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi has pledged to round up and place all stray dogs in shelters by the end of the year, accelerating a controversial law that animal rights groups fear could lead to mass killings.

Animal rights groups are calling on Hong Kong authorities to review their culling strategy for wild boars and to implement measures like animal bridges to reduce human-wildlife conflict in urban areas, following recent incidents involving wild boars and a buffalo.
Leading animal and environmental protection organizations in Iceland argue that the market for whale meat has collapsed, urging the government to halt whaling activities. They issued a joint statement highlighting the grim prospects for the industry.

Animal Rights and Fauna4Life won an appeal against the Dutch province of Zeeland’s plan to shoot fallow deer in three areas.

Animal rights groups in Lahore, Pakistan, are alleging that Punjab authorities have resumed the killing of stray dogs and that activists are being harassed for raising concerns about these actions.

A mysterious illness has killed 72 tigers at popular tourist parks in Thailand, prompting an investigation into the cause and criticism from animal rights groups regarding the living conditions of captive tigers.
A new group of exporters has been formed in response to increasing pressure from animal rights organizations on Greenore Port.

Animal rights groups have criticized the use of elephants in a wedding procession in Kelantan, leading to the formation of a Perhilitan task force to investigate the incident.

Animal rights groups in Hong Kong are urging a public boycott of online retailer HKTVmall after its parent company revealed a life science project involving experiments on detached animal heads.