Ireland hunts thousands of escaped minks; animal rights activists deny opening fur-farm cages

Ireland hunting down thousands of escaped minks

Region of Spain that banned bullfighting approves other treatment of bulls seen as cruel

Spanish area OKs flaming bull festivals

MADRID — Lawmakers who banned bullfighting in Spain’s Catalonia region this summer voted Wednesday to endorse other traditions that have been criticized as cruel to bulls, such as attaching burning sticks to their horns as they chase human thrill seekers.

Spanish bill: Thou shalt not kill bulls, but attaching burning poles to their horns is OK

Spanish area expected to OK flaming bull festivals

Animal rights activists claim release of 50,000 minks in northern Greece

Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release

Spain’s Catalonia region bans bullfighting, but rest of country can still say ‘Ole’

A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain

Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region bans bullfighting in new bid to be distinct

Spanish region says adios to bullfighting

BARCELONA, Spain — Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain’s first major region to ban the deadly, centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate that pitted animal rights against a pillar of traditional culture.

Paul the octopus, seer sucker supreme, makes World Cup prediction: It’s Spain, 8 hands down

Seer sucker: Octopus oracle picks Spain to win

Octopus oracle Paul predicts Spain will win World Cup

Octopus oracle picks Spain to win World Cup

A new day for dogs: New Pennsylvania law putting puppy mills out of business

New Pa. law putting puppy mills out of business

Hawaii lawmakers consider resolution recognizing cultural value of cockfighting

PETA offers trash cans for Colo. Springs parks, but only with anti-meat lettuce bikini motif

PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks

Group Friends of Animals calls for tourism boycott of Alaska over wolf decision

Animal rights’ group urges Alaska tourism boycott

Swiss TV: Voters reject proposal to appoint special lawyers for abused animals

Swiss TV: Voters reject animal lawyers proposal

Swiss TV: Voters rejecting proposal to appoint special lawyers for abused animals

Swiss TV: Voters rejecting animal lawyers proposal

Playing chicken: Animal rights group wants to roast KFC with ads on Indianapolis fire trucks

PETA wants to roast KFC in ads on city fire trucks

Forest-protection plan at UN talks boosted by $3.5 billion pledge from US, 5 other nations

US, 5 others pledge $3.5B to protect rainforests

Federal government changing regulations governing Hawaii-based swordfish fishery

Feds changing Hawaii swordfish fishery regulations