Global animal welfare groups mount pressure on South African government to ban commercial trade, breeding and farming of big cats; an act that tarnishes the country's reputation for animal protection.

South Africa to ban big cat trade?

A children's cat-hunting competition in New Zealand has been called off, following condemnation of the event. An annual hunt's organisers came under fire after adding a new category for kids to hunt feral cats, an chronic issue in New Zealand.

New Zealand: Children's cat-killing competition called off after condemnation

A new animal protection law in Sri Lanka will mandate that captive elephants receive their own biometric ID cards and that riders of the animals aren't permitted to drink on the job.

Sri Lanka bans 'drunk driving' of elephants, revamps animal protection law

An animal rescue group is asking for help caring for nearly 100 baby snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons left homeless last week after a tree fell in downtown Oakland.

Nearly 100 baby birds rescued from fallen CA tree

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