Animal abuse

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs

According to data obtained by Let the Animals Live, the Nature and Parks Authority killed approximately 1,300 stray dogs in 2025, an increase from the 794 killed in 2024.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

Palestinians inspect the scene of an attack on a Palestinian family by extremist settlers, during which several sheep were killed, in the town of As-Samu, south of Hebron, December 23, 2025.

Police arrest five in connection with attacking, killing Palestinian shepherd’s sheep

Footage taken after the attack showed at least one of the sheep lying dead and bloodied in the pen alongside other livestock, which were also huddled in their pen.

DECEMBER 24, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Turkish authorities rescued a 35-day-old African lion cub after it was trafficked into Istanbul, the Agricultural and Forestry Ministry confirmed last week.

Newborn African lion cub rescued from Istanbul smugglers

The cub was discovered after a tip-off on a veterinary clinic holding the cub in the Tuzla district.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

NOTWITHSTANDING THE warmth and support surrounding The Magic House, adoptions and donations have dropped sharply, even as more dogs are being abandoned. In a typical year, Lives of Others manages to place around 250 dogs in homes. This year, that number fell by more than half, to just 120.

Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: After St.-Sgt. Adi Tzur was killed defending Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, The Magic House, a shelter helping stray and abused dogs find homes, was founded in his honor.

OCTOBER 31, 2025|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Petah Tikva father-son duo arrested for attacking neighbor, attempting to kidnap dog

The men, aged 62 and 31, allegedly threatened to kill the dog over the barking.

APRIL 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear.

APRIL 8, 2025ByREUTERS

A six-week-old baby hippo "Toni", named after German national soccer player Antonio Ruediger, is pictured with its mother Debby, at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany, August 15, 2024.

Suspected mass poisoning of cats in Tel Aviv, surrounding cities

The bodies of six cats were also discovered in Kiryat Ono.

MARCH 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A cat walks along the sidewalk on a street on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar in Tel Aviv, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 11, 2024.

US most wanted terrorist since 2009 arrested in the UK

The suspect, Daniel Andreas San Diego, was arrested in Wales on Monday in an operation carried out by Britain's National Crime Agency, Counter Terrorism Policing, and the North Wales Police.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024ByREUTERS

DANIEL ANDREAS SAN DIEGO, on FBI's most wanted list

Israeli animation film won first place at International Film Festival

The Israeli short film, directed by Dovi Keich, won Best Animation for Children at the Girona International Film Festival.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

World’s largest ‘monster’ goldfish found in Australian lake

While this goldfish measured a whopping 32 inches, the average goldfish will not surpass 8 inches.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fish swim in the Gulf of Eilat's coral reef.

Australia stops ship carrying livestock from sailing around Africa to Israel

The MV Bahijah sailed from Australia for Israel on January 5 but abandoned passage through the Red Sea due to threat of attack by Houthis and was ordered home by the Australian government.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByREUTERS