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German Farm Under Investigation for Cattle Abuse: Video Evidence Exposes Alleged Mistreatment
Authorities in Germany are investigating a large-scale farm in the Allgäu region for animal abuse after animal rights activists provided video evidence of alleged mistreatment, including improper tail twisting, forcing sick animals to stand, and illegal use of electric devices. The farm owner and em...
German Farm Under Investigation for Cattle Abuse: Video Evidence Exposes Alleged Mistreatment
Authorities in Germany are investigating a large-scale farm in the Allgäu region for animal abuse after animal rights activists provided video evidence of alleged mistreatment, including improper tail twisting, forcing sick animals to stand, and illegal use of electric devices. The farm owner and em...
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52% Bias Score
Crufts Bans Dog with Medically Amputated Tail
Gwen, a three-year-old Dalmatian Vizsla cross from Merthyr Tydfil, was banned from Crufts 2025 because her tail was amputated due to happy tail syndrome, despite the amputation being medically necessary; the Kennel Club cites the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Crufts Bans Dog with Medically Amputated Tail
Gwen, a three-year-old Dalmatian Vizsla cross from Merthyr Tydfil, was banned from Crufts 2025 because her tail was amputated due to happy tail syndrome, despite the amputation being medically necessary; the Kennel Club cites the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
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52% Bias Score
L214 Sues Lidl Over Animal Welfare Program
L214 filed a lawsuit against Lidl and two pig farms for animal abuse and misleading advertising related to Lidl's "Animal Welfare+" program, showing evidence of poor conditions in farms highlighted in Lidl's promotional campaign.
L214 Sues Lidl Over Animal Welfare Program
L214 filed a lawsuit against Lidl and two pig farms for animal abuse and misleading advertising related to Lidl's "Animal Welfare+" program, showing evidence of poor conditions in farms highlighted in Lidl's promotional campaign.
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56% Bias Score
Italy's Animal Welfare Legislation Falls Short of Constitutional Mandate
A Legambiente report reveals that only 14.7% (91 out of 617) of legislative acts passed in Italy between February 2022 and January 2024 addressed animal welfare, despite its constitutional enshrinement; many laws contradicted the new principle, exposing significant gaps in wildlife crime penalties c...
Italy's Animal Welfare Legislation Falls Short of Constitutional Mandate
A Legambiente report reveals that only 14.7% (91 out of 617) of legislative acts passed in Italy between February 2022 and January 2024 addressed animal welfare, despite its constitutional enshrinement; many laws contradicted the new principle, exposing significant gaps in wildlife crime penalties c...
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48% Bias Score
Fidic's Future Uncertain After Patarroyo's Death
The death of Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo on January 9th leaves his foundation, Fidic, facing legal battles over alleged animal cruelty, financial instability, and potential relocation, jeopardizing its future despite its significant contributions to scientific research.
Fidic's Future Uncertain After Patarroyo's Death
The death of Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo on January 9th leaves his foundation, Fidic, facing legal battles over alleged animal cruelty, financial instability, and potential relocation, jeopardizing its future despite its significant contributions to scientific research.
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52% Bias Score
XL Bully Ban Creates £25 Million Policing Crisis
A ban on XL bully dogs in England and Wales since February 2024 has led to a massive increase in police costs, reaching over £11 million in just eight months and projected to hit £25 million by April 2025, straining resources and kennel capacity.
XL Bully Ban Creates £25 Million Policing Crisis
A ban on XL bully dogs in England and Wales since February 2024 has led to a massive increase in police costs, reaching over £11 million in just eight months and projected to hit £25 million by April 2025, straining resources and kennel capacity.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Veterinarians Protest Restrictive Antibiotic System
Spanish veterinarians protested a new antibiotic prescription system, Presvet, on January 25th, 2024, citing excessive bureaucracy, limited access to medications, and high associated costs as detrimental to animal welfare and veterinary practice.
Spanish Veterinarians Protest Restrictive Antibiotic System
Spanish veterinarians protested a new antibiotic prescription system, Presvet, on January 25th, 2024, citing excessive bureaucracy, limited access to medications, and high associated costs as detrimental to animal welfare and veterinary practice.
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56% Bias Score
Canine Blood Shortage: Ridgeback's Donation Highlights Growing Need
At the Free University of Berlin's veterinary clinic, a Ridgeback named Sami donates 300ml of blood to address a shortage, highlighting the growing need for canine blood transfusions due to increased intensive care and challenges in sourcing healthy donor dogs from within Germany.
Canine Blood Shortage: Ridgeback's Donation Highlights Growing Need
At the Free University of Berlin's veterinary clinic, a Ridgeback named Sami donates 300ml of blood to address a shortage, highlighting the growing need for canine blood transfusions due to increased intensive care and challenges in sourcing healthy donor dogs from within Germany.
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32% Bias Score
Community Steps In As Deportations Leave Pets Behind
Following increased immigration raids under the Trump administration, many pets were abandoned by their owners faced with deportation. In one instance, a Brooklyn resident adopted a bulldog whose owners were deported, revealing a community-based response to the issue amidst limited institutional sup...
Community Steps In As Deportations Leave Pets Behind
Following increased immigration raids under the Trump administration, many pets were abandoned by their owners faced with deportation. In one instance, a Brooklyn resident adopted a bulldog whose owners were deported, revealing a community-based response to the issue amidst limited institutional sup...
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36% Bias Score
Italy's Animal Welfare Laws: A Critical Assessment
Legambiente's analysis of Italian legislation from February 2022 to January 2024 reveals that only one-third of laws concerning pets improved animal welfare, while significantly fewer laws improved welfare for livestock and wildlife, highlighting insufficient penalties for poaching and lack of natio...
Italy's Animal Welfare Laws: A Critical Assessment
Legambiente's analysis of Italian legislation from February 2022 to January 2024 reveals that only one-third of laws concerning pets improved animal welfare, while significantly fewer laws improved welfare for livestock and wildlife, highlighting insufficient penalties for poaching and lack of natio...
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48% Bias Score
South African Pug Rescue Center Faces Rising Costs
Cheryl and Malcolm Gaw of Pug Rescue South Africa, founded in 2010, are facing increasing challenges caring for nearly 200 pugs due to breed-specific health issues and rising veterinary costs, totaling almost $40,000 annually. The couple, who began fostering pugs in 2008, has dedicated their lives t...
South African Pug Rescue Center Faces Rising Costs
Cheryl and Malcolm Gaw of Pug Rescue South Africa, founded in 2010, are facing increasing challenges caring for nearly 200 pugs due to breed-specific health issues and rising veterinary costs, totaling almost $40,000 annually. The couple, who began fostering pugs in 2008, has dedicated their lives t...
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40% Bias Score
South African Pug Rescue Center Addresses Breed-Specific Health Crisis
Cheryl and Malcolm Gaw's Pug Rescue South Africa in Johannesburg has rescued over 2,500 pugs since 2010, currently housing nearly 200 due to breed-specific health issues like breathing problems and high veterinary costs, creating a large-scale rescue operation.
South African Pug Rescue Center Addresses Breed-Specific Health Crisis
Cheryl and Malcolm Gaw's Pug Rescue South Africa in Johannesburg has rescued over 2,500 pugs since 2010, currently housing nearly 200 due to breed-specific health issues like breathing problems and high veterinary costs, creating a large-scale rescue operation.
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36% Bias Score
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