Many people recently learned that nonhuman animals (animals) are now considered to be "living beings gifted sentience," rather than "movable property," under the French Civil Code. I've had a number ...

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to end wild animals being used in live circus shows, spelling an end to performing tigers, lions or bears. Performances of wild animals will be prohibited in two ...

The planned transfer of France’s last captive cetaceans to marine park facilities in Spain has reopened one of the most difficult debates in animal welfare: what should happen to marine mammals that ...

A wolf walks in the forest of the Bourbansais zoo in Pleugueneuc, north-western France. (Photo by PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP) Add The Local as a preferred source Most wild animals in France are protected ...

Consumers want higher animal welfare across Europe, where law dictates standards for livestock species including calves, laying hens and broilers. They also want better animal welfare labelling on ...

HANGZHOU, China, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hikvision assisted Beauval ZooPark in Saint Aignan sur cher France to look after their animals, including sea-lions and a recent panda mother as well as ...