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Guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, birds and other animals were used in testing by the thousands. 
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Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide Indonesia
Dog trafficker in Indonesia sentenced to record 17-month jail term for trading in stolen dogs for human consumption

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia—A dog trafficker in Indonesia involved in the supply and slaughter of dogs for human consumption has been found guilty of breaking the law and sentenced to a record 17 month

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Truck packed with over 280 desperate puppies and dogs is stopped by Chinese animal activists determined to save them

Dalian, CHINA—Chinese animal activists worked through the night with local police in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui to intercept a truck packed with 260 puppies and 22 adult dogs in such app

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Europe
Free veterinary care for pets of Ukrainian refugees launched across Europe

Update: This program has been extended to 31 December 2024.

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Banning trophy hunting Africa
High Court grants urgent interim relief pending judgment against 2022 trophy hunting quotas

CAPE TOWN—Today, the High Court of the Western Cape granted urgent interim relief pending the judgment of the interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (

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Banning trophy hunting United Kingdom
More than 30 animal protection organisations urge Prime Minister ‘don’t betray animals’ as Government stalls on three key animal welfare bills

LONDON—Thirty-two of the UK’s leading animal protection organisations have written urgently to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to express alarm and opposition to reports that the Government has in min

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