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BEIJING – In an attempt to clean-up one of the world's most populous cities before thousands of foreigners flock there for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games, China has begun carrying out the round-up, and extermination of thousands of cats. UK… Read more

SRINGAGAR, INDIA – A program to poison 100,000 feral dogs was cancelled on Friday after protests from animals rights groups. With the world’s highest rabies fatality rate, India’s government officials had initiated, on Thursday, its pla… Read more

HEREDIA, Costa Rica – A Central American shelter has been crippled by damages resulting from a massive storm that ravaged the area, sending trees and other debris flying and damaging their facilities. Lilian Schnog from the Humane Associat… Read more

BEIJING – Record temperatures and snow storms have left China a country frozen in a natural disaster and possibly in danger of animal epidemics. The Chinese government issued a warning to localities that the snow disaster may have weakened … Read more

BAGHDAD – Bombs were detonated inside two of Baghdad's pet markets today, killing at least 64 people, wounding an estimated 82 more and taking the lives of an undocumented number of animals. According to CNN, pet markets sell everything fr… Read more

MADAGASCAR – The BBC reported today that 320 tortoises native to Madagascar were nearly smuggled off the island, presumably for sale on the black market. The man responsible is said to be Nigerian, and was caught with the 320 animals on an… Read more