Australia's koalas are blighted with deadly chlamydia. One island could hold the key to their survival

A disease-free island enclave could hold the key to koalas' survival – but it is also a genetic bottleneck. Can scientists stop their decline, before it's too late?

Sign: Man Stretched Girlfriend's Cat, Severing Head From Spine - Animal Victory

Queens, New York - A sickening crime in Queens claimed the life of an innocent cat named Kitty. Kitty, who belonged to the girlfriend of 23-year-old Jalen Gonzalez, suffered one of the most gruesome, gut-wrenching deaths imaginable. A crime so horrific that Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said, "This animal endured one of the most gratuitously violent deaths that we have ever seen in the borough of Queens."

Save Survivors of Washington State University’s Horse-Killing Lab

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units

Petition: Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Create a public register of all offenders convicted of animal abuse and introduce an automatic, lifetime ban on animal ownership for anyone convicted of animal neglect or abuse. This register should be searchable by vets, breeders, charities and the public to prevent repeat offending.