53+ min ago  (612+ words) A woman has been ordered to pay over "30, 000 to animal welfare associations after she was convicted of beating a lynx to death in Alsace. The 62-year-old hit the lynx on the head after it entered her chicken coop and took…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (722+ words) A planned bullfight has been suspended in a commune in south-west France, in what animal welfare campaigners are hailing as a victory. The administrative court in Bordeaux suspended the bullfight in La Br'de (Gironde), after being asked by two animal…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (681+ words) Lynx are a protected species in France A woman has been ordered to pay over "30, 000 to animal welfare associations after she was convicted of beating a lynx to death in Alsace. The 62-year-old hit the lynx on the head after…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (782+ words) Annual study ranks areas on factors including green spaces and pro-pet policies Grenoble has been ranked the best city for dog owners in France in a recent study by an animal rights charity and foundation, 30 millions d'amis." The city in…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (614+ words) Lazare, a Papillon spaniel from the French Alps who was believed to be the oldest dog in the world, has died at the age of 30 years and five months. Lazare spent his final weeks near Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie region,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (822+ words) A third colony of invasive electric ants in south-eastern France has raised fears that the species could spread rapidly unless eradication efforts are intensified. Scientists warn that delays linked to funding shortages and regulatory hurdles are slowing attempts to eliminate…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (650+ words) An initiative known as "No Mow May" encourages people to stop mowing their lawns during May in France to help protect biodiversity." First established in Great Britain, it has been gradually gaining popularity in France in recent years." No Mow…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (799+ words) Spoiling someone else's pet is better than abandoning their own, says columnist Samantha David Kitty hasn't been home for a few days. I have seen neither hide nor hair of her, except for a glimpse of her incredibly fat bottom…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (640+ words) A vet in western France is being sued by a former client whose kitten died following a sterilisation operation. The animal's gender was not verified before the operation, with the vet mistakenly believing the male kitten was actually a female,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (684+ words) They were seen off the coast between G'vres and Groix on April 27, with Ahn estimating one measured almost 1 metre in size. "They have a huge, very smooth cap that rises out of the water when they're at the surface " that's…...