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Around 4,000 sheep and goats died after the Indian cargo ship MSV Haji caught fire and sank off the coast of Oman #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/20/aro…

The Netherlands exports 12 billion eggs, wants to vaccinate chickens against bird flu #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/17/wor…

Denmark is carrying out DNA tests to find out if a dead humpback whale found near Anholt is Timmy #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/16/den…

France to move Marineland Antibes orcas Wikie and Keijo to Loro Parque in Spain #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/15/fra…

Julie and Kariba, both female African elephants in their forties, will arrive at the new @pangea_trust elephant sanctuary in Portugal #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/10/fir…

Attenborough at 100 — A Sting Cut We know what humans think of David Attenborough: the greatest broadcaster in TV history. But what do the animals think?

Billie Eilish is not afraid to say what she thinks. And in 2026, she is saying it louder than ever. When asked recently by @ELLEmagazine which opinion she would never give up, she did not hesitate: "Eating meat is inherently wrong." theanimalreader.com/2026/05/09/bil…

Gisterenavond zond de Duitse tv-zender ARD in het actualiteitenprogramma Plusminus een indringende reportage uit over het lot van veel Duitse kalveren die naar Nederland worden geëxporteerd voor de productie van wit kalfsvlees.Met beelden van EonA en interview met onze directeur.

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Investigation into treatment of monkeys at Canada lab #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/07/inv…

The dolphin who stranded in the Netherlands still can’t swim on his own #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/06/str…

Amsterdam bans meat and fossil fuel ads #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/05/ams…

1,500 beagles are being released from a research breeding facility in the US after a deal was reached with animal welfare groups. Some of these dogs touched grass for the first time. The rescue operation is expected to take at least 10 days🐶 Full story: theanimalreader.com/2026/05/02/hun…

The millionaires who financed the rescue of whale Timmy say they were not involved in the final decision and do not support how it was carried out #news theanimalreader.com/2026/05/03/fun…

Piglet with serious eye infection on long journey from Netherlands to Croatia, inspectors from @Eyes_on_Animals followed the truck #news theanimalreader.com/2026/04/29/eye…

The transport of whale Timmy is expected to take several days. The vessel is moving slowly to reduce stress and risk to the animal #news theanimalreader.com/2026/04/28/liv…

A young orca has been stranded since Sunday in Punta del Este in Uruguay. Rescuers are holding her in the water as storms hit the coast. The situation is now critical #news theanimalreader.com/2026/04/27/bab…

Outcry over conditions of young calves imported into Netherlands from Ireland “The unweaned calves, too young to eat solid food, have no food or water for approximately 24 hours on the journey, according to a new investigation by Dutch public broadcaster NOS” Cruel and completely unacceptable on every level #BanLiveTransport @CIWF_Global irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…