Companion Animals

The Japanese Cabinet officially announced that the Prime Minister has ordered the Fukushima governor to euthanise all the farmed animals in the 20 km “no-go” zone.

Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, can now add being an “angel for animals” to her ever-growing résumé.

In Canada, mother bears are routinely killed so that their skins can be fashioned into the ceremonial caps worn by The Queen’s Guards.

After the caretaker of the only animal shelter serving a large region in Bačka Topola, Serbia died, 500 dogs and puppies were left by themselves for weeks.

At the Costa Adeje Gran Hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, a group of small caged birds is being used as a decorative prop in the foyer.

PETA Asia staffer Ashley Fruno has witnessed tremendous devastation and heartbreak since arriving in the region.

People are forced to evacuate because of radiation fears and animals barred from many emergency shelters and flights out of the country; animal shelters are being inundated with animals.

PETA Asia-Pacific is the first international animal rights group on the ground in affected areas.

The tsunami in Japan, caused by one of the largest earthquakes on record, surged several miles inland and claimed the lives of thousands of people and countless animals.

Animals find new ways to astonish us every day. Wouldn’t it be great if we returned the favour by astonishing them with our compassion?