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Colombia approves Angel Law, key against animal abuse

Colombia approved the Ángel Law and took a historic step for the country in terms of defending animal rights and fighting animal abuse. The regulation emerges as the most important legal tool to combat the most serious forms of violence...

Animal abuse: 15 dogs rescued from overcrowded conditions, five found buried

Thanks to an operation, a terrible case of animal abuse in Las Toninas, on the Buenos Aires Atlantic Coast, was confirmed. It all started with a complaint from neighbors, which led to the discovery of 15 dogs in poor health...

Illegally sold capybara meat: shop shut down

The authorities closed a premises in the City of Buenos Aires that was illegally selling capybara and kid meat. This was detected during an operation carried out by the Buenos Aires Police along with personnel from the Judicial Investigations...

Andean cat day: for the first time, one is recorded with its offspring in Mendoza.

This Thursday, February 20th is the Day of the **Andean cat** (*Leopardus jacobita*). It is a small feline characterized by its astonishing coat of **vertical stripes and a proportionally long tail**. Its populations are scarce and fragmented in areas of...

Against animal abuse: fur farms banned in Norway

In a historic measure against animal abuse and in favor of their rights, fur farms in Norway have been banned. These are farms where animals are raised to harvest their fur. The measure was taken in 2018, during the Government...

Alarming: seven dead turtles found on the coast

During the course of a week, an alarm was raised due to the appearance of seven **turtles (https://noticiasambientales.com/animales/muerte-de-peces-en-calamuchita-por-la-contaminacion-en-el-embalse-de-rio-tercero/)** on the Argentine Atlantic coast. These were specimens of the **Leatherback** species, sighted between **February 9 and 15**. This occurred in different...

300 parrots killed in Neuquén: poisoning under investigation

A serious case of animal cruelty is being investigated in Neuquén. 300 parrots were killed, found in the fields of the area known as El Alamito, in the north of the town of Chos Malal. Authorities are investigating whether the...

25 pandas born in Hong Kong and presented to society

25 pandas were born in China and they starred in a video to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Born at the Conservation and Research Center and at the Giant Panda Breeding Base in Sichuan, the bears were the protagonists. They were...

Firefighters from Buenos Aires receive recognition from PETA Latino for rescuing a dog locked in a car.

PETA Latino will grant a Compassionate Action Award to City Firefighters for rescuing a dog locked inside a vehicle. Apparently, the vehicle had been parked for at least 20 minutes, on a day when temperatures exceeded 27°C. It happened on...

Brazil releases thousands of endangered turtles in the Amazon region

Brazil releases thousands of yellow-spotted river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) endangered in the Amazon region. Around 4,900 yellow-spotted turtle hatchlings have been released in the Igapo-Açu de Beruri River, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas by a group of children from...

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Ecological solar hydrogen: South Korean researchers made a groundbreaking advancement

Researchers from the **Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)**, in collaboration with the universities of **Hanyang and...