Dutch authorities move to shut down the country's last duck slaughterhouse after years of legal violations and animal abuse. Activists call it a major win for animal welfare #news Animal Rights NL theanimalreader.com/2025/09/07/dut…

Paris, Lyon, Lille, and other French cities have removed canned tuna from school menus over mercury fears. NGOs found that 57% of tuna cans had more mercury than the safe level used for most fish. But EU rules still allow a higher limit for tuna #news #tuns #fish

A fox cub found stuck to a road and covered in bitumen has been released into the wild after over three months of treatment by South Essex Wildlife Hospital #news theanimalreader.com/2025/09/09/fox…

Archer, a police dog in Hawai‘i, USA, died after being left by officer in a hot car. Police promise an investigation #news theanimalreader.com/2025/09/10/pol…

Hundreds of pigs have died in a fire at a pig farm in South Australia already under investigation for animal cruelty. Pigs were trapped inside the burning sheds. theanimalreader.com/2025/09/16/fir…

Shankar, the only African elephant at Delhi Zoo, died after living alone for over 20 years. Activists had fought for his release to a sanctuary #news theanimalreader.com/2025/09/18/ele…

For the past six years, I (Prya Bisambhar ) have been running The Animal Reader reporting on animal news. Now, I'm shifting focus a little to why every newsroom needs an animal journalist. I explain more about this shift in my latest newsletter. mailchi.mp/theanimalreade…

Marineland in Canada wants to export 30 beluga whales to China, to a marine park where they would be forced to perform. Animal welfare groups are speaking out, but the final decision lies with the Canadian government #news theanimalreader.com/2025/09/26/mar…

Influencer jumps into ring in France to protest bullfighting #news youtube.com/shorts/0NngFoA…

Mayor Eric Adams backs a ban horse-drawn carriages in New York #animalnews theanimalreader.com/2025/09/29/may…

Jane Goodall dies at 91 #news theanimalreader.com/2025/10/01/jan…

Canada denied Marineland's request to export 30 beluga whales to a theme park in China. Marineland says it's running out of money to care for the beluga whales. The park closed its doors to the public in 2024 #news theanimalreader.com/2025/10/05/can…

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Elephant Pupy dies a few months after being rescued #news theanimalreader.com/2025/10/14/afr…

El Salvador’s President Bukele asked for help to protect stray animals #news theanimalreader.com/2025/10/17/pre…

Terrassa, a city in Spain, banned black cat adoptions until after Halloween. Every October, shelters notice a spike in people asking just for black cats. Animal groups say some of these adoptions are linked to superstitions, creepy rituals, or even harm.

“Sonoma County spent over six weeks and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to protect a multi-billion-dollar corporation from the rescue of four chickens worth less than $25" theanimalreader.com/2025/10/30/act…

Holland & Barrett just became the first major UK retailer to stop selling krill oil “True wellness doesn’t stop at the body - it starts at the source and with the world we share” #news theanimalreader.com/2025/11/01/hol…

2,900 cows trapped on the livestock ship Spiridon II off the coast of Turkey #news “These vessels are not prepared to transport animals. And these animals have already been on this vessel for too many days" theanimalreader.com/2025/11/11/the…

One of the worst live animal transport stories is happening off the coast of Turkey. 54 days at sea. Some pregnant cows. Old ship Spiridion II. Animals had wrong ear tags, Turkey won’t allow ship to ‘unload’. theanimalreader.com/2025/11/13/no-…