Animals

Many countries have passed legislation to safeguard the interests of animals, but a professor and legal researcher in the United...

A fertility breakthrough has raised hopes for saving the northern white rhino from extinction; there are just two of the...

The northern Italian province has ordered a DNA test for all dogs to discover their owners and levy a punishment...

Chinese scientists have successfully cloned a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) using a novel procedure that solves common developmental abnormalities seen...

Guinness World Records has suspended the title of 'world's oldest dog' pending an investigation. Bobi, a 31-year-old dog, lived on...

Scientists developed a dystopian brain chip to prevent monkeys from taking risks. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan used light...

Wildlife experts in Australia have discovered the world's largest male specimen of the most venomous spider. The arachnid, named Hercules,...

A disturbing trend in China has animal lovers up in arms: pet "Mickey Mouse ear" surgery. Trimming and shaping animals'...

The owner of a Vietnamese restaurant closed it down after expressing moral objections to the practice of slaughtering cats for...