Animal Welfare

A number of UK companies including Pret previously committed to banning the chicken breeds by 2026, but have since backtracked

Ad Feature Denmark moves to ban “frankenchickens" still sold in the UK

Campaigners claim customers are being ‘conned’ over chicken welfare standards

Ad Feature Petition 5 times longer than Bayeux Tapestry marched through London

Donkeys like Lagdaf haul 400 litres of water to provide water for their community

Video of a working donkey shows demanding work and daily challenges

Benone Strand named among top 10 dog-friendly beaches in the UK.

Benone Strand named among top 10 dog-friendly beaches in the UK

Queen's study raises horse welfare concerns

Queen’s University study raises horse welfare concerns

Stormont's farming minister Andrew Muir will face questions over a cattle cull at a farm in June. Photo: NI Assembly/PA Wire

Muir to face questions on Fivemiletown cattle cull controversy

Pret have faced criticism from Anima and Project Slingshot

Ad Feature Chris Packham 'won't set foot in Pret' after chicken welfare row

Viva!'s new documentary will be the UK's first to challenge decades of 'dairy industry spin'

Ad Feature Viva! marks World Milk Day by announcing major dairy documentary

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

Going Green: Animal welfare to help keep the planet green

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEARA) Minister Andrew Muir

Minister Muir seeks views on selling and supplying puppies and kittens in NI

Hunting with dogs could be banned in Northern Ireland

New bid to ban hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland

Letters to editor

Letter: Don't leave NI behind on animal welfare

Former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Lord Empey at the Stormont, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Northern Ireland 'sold out' as livestock export ban set to become law

A general image of pigs (Getty)

Kate Hoey laments live animal export bill 'will not apply to NI'

The man had denied being in the area at the time, but he and the dog were recorded on a doorbell camera (RSPCA/SWNS)

Jail for abusive owner filmed dragging XL bully behind scooter
Luna had been abused multiple times starting when she was just a 10-week-old puppy, the RSPCA said
Amber Allott

The DUP's Sammy Wilson

Bill to end 'trade in animals kept in terrible conditions will not apply in NI'

The 11 dogs campaigners believe the council had euthanised (Lost Souls/Facebook)

Council seizes 82 dogs from sanctuary, sparking controversy as 11 put down

The RSPCA is this year backing Guinea Pig Awareness Week, as it deals with a big spike in the tiny critters coming through its doors (RSPCA/Supplied)

Breaking RSPCA centres jam-packed with 'cruelly abandoned' guinea pigs

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

BreakingExplainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins & parrots - how to apply

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

Sorcha Eastwood

Council passes motion calling for animal cruelty register in NI

Letter to the editor

The bible informs every dimension of life including decent treatment of animals

Expert predicts edible packs on the cards for firms in the future

Pet FBI said dogs may be lifted and sold on, or potentially used in fighting or for be used in puppy farming.

DAERA and councils team up to stop illegal movement of dogs

Some of the puppies that were rescued and rehomed.

'˜Smuggled' puppies rescued in Larne
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's Animal Welfare officers have saved Christmas for 17 puppies who almost found themselves being smuggled to Scotland.
By The Newsroom

Port of Larne

Illegal movement of dogs checks at Northern Ireland ports

PSNI

Dog in '˜hanging' video was simply '˜playing with a toy', say police

More jail sentences are needed for animal cruelty

Island Myth ready for dressage at Danescroft

Animal welfare: The legend of Island Myth

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