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EPA Expands List of Non‑Animal Test Methods, Adding 13 New NAMs

A faster EPA pathway for non‑animal methods may accelerate replacement of mammal tests, prompting congressional scrutiny of dog‑testing funding.

Oregon Measure That Would Criminalize Killing Animals Says It Has Enough Signatures to Seek November Ballot

100 Arrested in Connecticut Raid on Large Cockfighting and Gambling Operation

Florida Attorney General Joins Criminal Probe Into Sloth World After Dozens of Sloth Deaths

Brazil Bill to Ban Force-Feeding for Foie Gras Heads to the President for Sanction

EU Parliament Backs Microchipping and Registries for All Dogs and Cats

Sinn Féin Closes Belfast Ard Fheis With McDonald Firm on Leadership, Push for Mini‑Budget

German High Court Rules Turkey Farm Conditions Breach Animal Welfare Law

German Cities Urge Nationwide Night Ban on Robotic Mowers to Protect Hedgehogs

Brazilian Senate Approves Shared Pet Custody After Breakups

WA Opens Greyhound Racing Inquiry After Report Finds Net Economic Loss

UK Opens Consultation to Ban Trail Hunting in England and Wales

Mexico City Bill Would Let Courts Strip Custody After Animal-Cruelty Conviction

Scotland and Wales Outlaw Greyhound Racing in Rapid Back-to-Back Votes

Voluntary UK Dog Health Checklist Prompts Dispute Over Possible Limits for 67 Breeds

Randy Fine Unveils ‘Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act’ as GOP Backers Rally

Oregon Animal-Rights Initiative Nears Ballot as Bipartisan Critics Sound Alarm

Italy Opens Review of Bill to Classify Equids as Companion Animals and Ban Slaughter

Supreme Court Narrows Wolf Culling, Overturns Asturias Plan, Leaves Current Cantabria Quota Intact

Jury Deliberates in XL Bully Mauling Trial Over Death of Esther Martin