A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after ...

Germany prides itself on its high animal welfare standards, enshrined as a national objective in its constitution since 2002. Yet animal welfare organizations fear the government is stepping back from ...

BERLIN (AP) — Cases of people hoarding cats, dogs and other living creatures in Germany reached a 10-year high in 2021, the country’s Animal Protection Association said today. The association said it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KREFELD, Germany (CNN) – Scores of animals ...

Authorities in Germany are considering whether the culling of "excess" lab animals constitutes a crime, following complaints filed by animal rights activists. Millions of animals are used in medical ...

A fire at a pig-breeding facility in northeastern Germany is believed to have killed more than 55,000 animals, the operator said Thursday. The fire broke out on Tuesday at the facility in Alt Tellin, ...

Berlin — The shutdown of businesses over the coronavirus pandemic has plunged German zoos into a financial crisis as visitors are banned, leading one to consider drastic measures. The spring sunshine ...

BERLIN (AP) — Animal transports were banned in a state surrounding Berlin on Saturday and the capital's two zoos closed as a precaution after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd just ...

BERLIN (AP) — Cases of people hoarding cats, dogs and other living creatures in Germany reached a ten-year high in 2021, the country's Animal Protection Association said Thursday The association said ...

Too cute to eat? One miniature bull's size may have just spared his life. Napoleon is small but mighty, just like his historical namesake, according to the rescue farm in Germany that took him in.

Germany’s new government plans this year to introduce proposals for a state system to label meat in shops produced with improved animal welfare, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on ...

In 2019, Circus Roncalli out of Germany stopped using wild animals in its shows. They were just the latest of many troupes to make that decision. Even the now-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...