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Animal welfare

Call to halt proposed removal of Cape Peninsula baboons a rallying cry for a more compassionate approach

South Africa

Call to halt proposed removal of Cape Peninsula baboons a rallying cry for a more compassionate approach

By Adam Cruise

Compassion collides with cruelty — the suffering of animals and the toll on the woman who defends them

Our Burning Planet

Compassion collides with cruelty — the suffering of animals and the toll on the woman who defends them

By Don Pinnock

‘It’s a calling… someone has to do it’ — NSPCA inspector on why she endures the danger and the heartbreak

South Africa

‘It’s a calling… someone has to do it’ — NSPCA inspector on why she endures the danger and the heartbreak

By Don Pinnock

Alarm over battery cage cruelty met with stonewalling while 95% of SA’s laying hens suffer

Our Burning Planet

Alarm over battery cage cruelty met with stonewalling while 95% of SA’s laying hens suffer

By Francesca de Gasparis and Amy P Wilson

Loaded for Bear: How would you like it if someone dumped 263 elephants in your backyard?

Africa

Loaded for Bear: How would you like it if someone dumped 263 elephants in your backyard?

By Ed Stoddard

Vexed debates — the battle for animal welfare in South Africa

Our Burning Planet

Vexed debates — the battle for animal welfare in South Africa

By Don Pinnock

Malawi man killed by hyenas heralds new horror in human/elephant conflict zone

Africa

Malawi man killed by hyenas heralds new horror in human/elephant conflict zone

By Ed Stoddard

Western Cape storms and floods take grim toll on animals

Maverick News

Western Cape storms and floods take grim toll on animals

By Daily Maverick

How we make food is insane — a conversation with animal advocate and author Philip Lymbery

Africa

How we make food is insane — a conversation with animal advocate and author Philip Lymbery

By Don Pinnock

Loaded for Bear: Animal rights activists and climate change deniers have a few things in common

Africa

Loaded for Bear: Animal rights activists and climate change deniers have a few things in common

By Ed Stoddard

Why authorities could not confiscate distressed cattle on Al Kuwait livestock carrier

South Africa

Why authorities could not confiscate distressed cattle on Al Kuwait livestock carrier

By Velani Ludidi

‘Abhorrent scenes’ aboard livestock carrier in Cape Town spark call for legislative reform

South Africa

‘Abhorrent scenes’ aboard livestock carrier in Cape Town spark call for legislative reform

By Velani Ludidi