Dog-fighting victims
Dogs rescued from dog-fighting ring get a second chance
Last week, we wrote about the macabre dog-fighting ring São Paulo police busted, where participants even barbecued animals.
The case gripped Brazil's imagination and send...
Animal cruelty
Dog is rescued after being buried alive
Another case of animal cruelty has shocked animals lovers in Brazil.
It took place in Balneário Rincão, in the south of Santa Catarina State in...
Animals under attack
Hunters threaten wildlife in reserve in the northeast of Brazil
A biologist who runs a nature reserve in Itapajé, Ceará state (northeast of Brazil) has been threatened by hunters who want to murder animals...
Cinema for good
Film about homeless people and their animal friends seeks funding
With the economic crisis, the street-dwelling population of Brazil has exploded in recent years. According to 2015 data collected by the Institute of Applied...
Vegan athletes
Vegan athletes boost skyrunning Brazilian team
Three vegan athletes are part of the Brazilian Skyrunning team that will compete at the World Skyrunning Series on the Spanish Pyrenees between 8...
Cruelty-free
Now part of the Natura group, Avon announces it is going cruelty-free
Brazilian cosmetic giant Natura has snapped up Avon for a whopping US$3.7bn. That's good news for animals, since Natura has been cruelty-free since 2006.
And...
Meat is murder
New report shows meat companies buying from criminals
Meat production does not kill animals only. It kills forests (and the free animals who call them home) and poor people who get in...
Democracy under attack
Glenn Greenwald is the latest target of political persecution in Brazil
A public prosecutor in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, has filed a criminal charge against Glenn Greenwald, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who became known for his...
Amazing wildlife
Giant anaconda spotted in the Amazon
A video of a giant anaconda, known as sucuri in Portuguese, was posted on social networks by a man who lives in Apuí, in...
Animals in court
Judge accepts cats as plaintiffs in court case
Perhaps for the first time in Brazilian history, a judge has allowed non-human animals to start a lawsuit against a private party. The plaintiffs...
Green art
British painter sells her work to help the rainforest in Brazil
A British artist who's seen firsthand the devastating effects of deforestation has used money raised through the sales of her paintings to help protect...
New life
Rescued pit bull dog can’t stop smiling
The life of a pit bull dog who used to be exploited in dog-fighting clubs has taken a turn for the better ever since...
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