Illegal dog trapping and cat smuggling have become alarmingly common, with an animal rescue group reporting that it saved 351 animals in Hong Kong over the past six months – an average of two per day. As Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter, now in its 10th year, released a report on Tuesday detailing the condition of…
A “life release” event saw 1,100 cats dumped near a protected water reservoir in China, causing many of the animals to panic, jump into the water and drown. On November 1, videos surfaced online showing a group of people wearing masks releasing large numbers of cats near the Yingzui Reservoir in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, southern…
LONDON — A UK judge on Monday sentenced two 17-year-old teenagers — a boy and a girl — respectively to one year and nine months in detention for the “sadistic” torture and killing of two kittens. The boy had also wanted to kill a human and researched how to “get away with murder”, according to…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into suspected animal abuse after five newborn kittens were discovered in tightly knotted plastic bags inside a garbage bin. The force was alerted at around 10.11am on Saturday that several kittens were found in the bin in front of Tin Hau Temple on Yee Kuk Street in Sham…