Mother ‘gave beer and cigarettes to toddler’
A Swedish mother has been charged with child abuse after films emerged of her apparently forcing beer and cigarettes on her three year-old son.
53-cat couple convicted of cruelty
A Swedish couple have been convicted of animal cruelty after 53 cats, at least half of which were said to be neglected, were found in their Stockholm ...
Ban on seal products extends further
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins f...
Puppy torturer gets record sentence
A young man who “sadistically” tortured and killed a tiny puppy has received the longest sentence ever handed down for animal cruelty in Sweden.
New pig farm footage causes stink
New undercover videos showing pigs in squalid and cramped conditions in Finnish farms have raised the issue of cruelty and negligence again in the mea...
All parties except Greens to take donations from fur trade
After a week of controversy surrounding the treatment of animals in Finland’s fur farms, it has been revealed that candidates from every political par...
Swede bites head off mouse in sick phone film
A 23 year-old Swede who bit the head off a live mouse while his friends filmed it on a mobile phone, has been charged with animal cruelty offences. Th...
The alarming rise of pig abuse in Denmark
In Denmark, an increasingly high number of pigs are arriving at slaughterhouses with visible injuries caused from being beaten with planks and chains.