Germany prides itself on its high animal welfare standards, enshrined as a national objective in its constitution since 2002. Yet animal welfare organizations fear the government is stepping back from ...

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An employee of the veterinary office walks across the premises of a poultry farm. Around 85,000 animals on two poultry farms in the district of Märkisch-Oderland have to be killed due to bird flu.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered they were being ...