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French interior minister shocked at cat train death

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 28 02:58 PM

The death of a cat after it was run over by a train at a Paris train station has roused outrage in France. Read more »

Barangay worker arrested for illegal sale of dogs for slaughter

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 05:07 PM

A barangay worker was arrested by elements of the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP CIDG) in Bulacan for the illegal sale of dogs bound for slaughter. Read more »

Paglason sa mga aso sa Catanduanes at CamSur, kinondena

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 06:59 PM

Tatlong araw nang gumigising ang mga residente na may patay na mga aso sa kalsada sa Bgy. Codon, San Andres, Catanduanes. Read more »

Woman convicted for putting cat inside washing machine

South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 08 10:00 AM

A Hong Kong court has convicted a woman of animal cruelty for trapping her cat in a washing machine, but decided to return the pet to her care after noting the case was "not particularly serious". Read more »

Singapore man pleads guilty to torturing pet poodle

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 09 10:21 AM

A 42-year-old Singapore man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four charges under the country's Animals and Birds Act of cruelly torturing an animal. Read more »

Hong Kong pet owner arrested after viral photo of kitten wrapped in cling film

Danny Mok, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 24 12:40 PM

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals after allegedly punishing a kitten by wrapping it in cling film.   Read more »

Suspected dog and cat meat factory in China raided after owner traces missing pet by GPS

Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 10 07:12 PM

A pet owner’s missing cat sparks a 1,500-kilometer GPS chase to find the lost kitty. Animal activists call for animal cruelty legislation after authorities raid a market selling stolen cats in southern China. Read more »

Dog’s horrific death after slash to neck sparks manhunt for attacker in Hong Kong

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 21 08:14 AM

A Sheung Shui resident spotted his black Labrador with injuries to its neck at home. The animal was rushed to a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals center for medical treatment, but died two hours later. Read more »

Hong Kong man tries to silence neighbor's dog with painkiller-stuffed sausages

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 06 10:13 AM

A Hong Kong man has been given a suspended jail sentence for stuffing painkillers into sausages for his neighbor's dog in an attempt to silence the animal. Read more »

Japanese health officials find 164 dogs crammed into tiny house

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 06:30 PM

Japanese health officials have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house in one of the country's worst cases of animal hoarding, an animal rights activist said on Wednesday. Read more »

Robot dolphin could replace captive animals at theme parks

Nathan Frandino, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 11:22 PM

Animatronics may bring back audiences turned off by parks using live animals, a U.S. engineering company said.  Read more »

Pamamaril sa mga asong gala sa Marinduque, inireklamo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:07 PM

Ayon sa isang NGO, labag sa Animal Welfare Act ang ginawa sa mga aso.  Read more »

Pagpatay ng mga aso sa Buenavista, Marinduque inireklamo

Mikee Cuadra Gonzales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 08:05 PM

Inireklamo ng mga Bayan Patroller ang pagpatay sa maraming aso sa Buenavista, Marinduque, na sinasabing hakbang ng lokal na pamahalaan para masolusyonan ang pagdami ng mga gumagalang aso sa bayan. Read more »

The Intramuros kalesas are part of Manila’s cultural heritage—but the horses are going hungry

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Aug 14 07:57 PM

Old Manila Walks is raising funds to keep the kalesa, and their kutseros, survive the pandemic.  Read more »

Konsehal na 'nanghila' sa nakahigang aso sa Batangas, binatikos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 10:08 PM

Umani ng sari-saring batikos mula sa netizen ang larawan ng isang barangay veterinarian at konsehal kung saan makikita umanong hinahatak nito ang isang nakahigang aso sa Barangay Pangao sa Lipa, Batangas.    Read more »

Pulis na namaril at nakapatay ng aso, nahaharap sa kaso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 05:05 PM

Depensa umano ng pulis, kinagat siya ng aso. Read more »

'Cat Island' deaths: Elderly man in Japan accused of poisoning felines

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 12 08:17 AM

Police in southern Japan are building a case against an elderly man suspected of decimating the feline residents of "cat island" with poison. Read more »

Pulis kinasuhan sa pagpatay sa aso sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 07:05 PM

Kinasuhan ngayong Huwebes ang isang pulis na umano ay pumatay sa isang aso sa Maynila dahil sa kalasingan.   Read more »

India arrests man over shocking death of elephant

Jalees Andrabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 07:58 AM

Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are hunting two others after a pregnant elephant died after eating fruit laced with explosives, officials said Saturday, in a case that shocked the country.   Read more »

Wet markets in China's Wuhan struggle to survive coronavirus blow

Thomas Suen and Brenda Goh, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 01:48 PM

Merchants selling fish and vegetables at Wuhan's wet markets are reopening their stalls as the city's lockdown lifts but the future looks uncertain as few customers are coming out to buy and the stigma of the coronavirus remains strong. Read more »