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In May, Germany became the first European Union country to guarantee animal rights in its constitution. The new rights of animals will have to be weighed by the federal constitutional [...]

The results of a public consultation regarding proposed amendments to Switzerland's animal rights law has been released. According to the country's Federal Council, the Bundesrat, the consultation showed a wide consensus that change was necessary. One change would permit the Bundesrat to establish general conditions for keeping animals. The article provides additional information on the findings.

As part of the farm bill enacted on May 13, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explicitly exempt rats, mice, and birds from coverage under the Animal Welfare [...]

Germany has become the first European country to guarantee rights to animals in its Constitution. The amendment, voted on by the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, spells out the state's responsibility in protecting the 'natural basis of existence' for Germany's future generations. The words, 'and animals' have been added to make this distinction.

Following the government's attempts to ban hunting it, occurred to me how easy it is under Labour to buy legislation. If you are a large and well-funded organisation such as [...]

Animal rights advocates feel that, until people learn not to treat their pets as their personal property, pets will be treated as commodities. Advocacy group, In Defense Animals, has launched a campaign titled 'They Are Not Our Property, We Are Not Their Owners,' and the City Council of Boulder, Colorado has made it law for people to be referred to as the guardians, not the owners, of their pets.

The animal rights movement in the United Kingdom gained ground and suffered some setbacks after the election of the Labor Party to government. While the new government initiated an animal advocacy campaign, its anti-hunting law was not passed due to large opposition.

After the torment of the chase across open countryside, the hunters and dogs close in on the fox. Exhausted and terrified, the fox tries to find a hole to bolt [...]

The US animal rights movement is fighting to end all forms of hunting through referendums and ballot initiatives. By banning specific hunting methods or season through piecemeal initiatives, they hope to outlaw hunting throughout the US.

FEW subjects excite Britons as much as suffering animals. Consider the row over transporting live beasts for slaughter in Europe. Animal welfare groups have long complained that sheep, calves and [...]