A minimum of 25 people was injured in the Northern Colombian city of Turbaco during its annual bullfighting festival. The tradition, called corraleja, is a part of the New Year celebrations with mostly amateur participants.
Thousands of cats who had been spared from becoming the entrées on Vietnamese dinner plates were then apparently buried alive by the country's authorities.
A Mexican immigrant family says their pet Chihuahua was stolen and killed by PETA members. A Mexican immigrant family says their pet Chihuahua was stolen and killed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) members.
Renewed push for federal ban on animal testing by cosmetic industry Legislation introduced by a Virginia Congressman seeking to ban the use of cosmetics that have been tested on animals is seeing a push for continued support by his successor.
Is she an animal rights activist or just a crazy girl wanting to stir some trouble? A 23-year old woman in Westport, Conn. attempted to smash the glass of a pet store to "set the puppies free". She was caught in the act by police who caught up to the woman who ran with the rock still in hand.