Animal abuse

WATCH: Donkey rescued from private vehicle at Jerusalem checkpoint

The driver, a 28-year-old resident of Beitar Illit who was coming from Gush Etzion into Jerusalem, claimed that the donkey was unwell and that he was taking it to a farm in east Jerusalem.

Israeli security forces rescue a donkey from the back of a private vehicle on July 21, 2026.
Sea turtle rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Caesarea.

Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea

IDF, Israel Police rescue two gazelle fawns during weapons raid in West Bank, July 7, 2026.

Bambi's big break: Israel Police, IDF rescue two gazelle fawns during weapons raid in West Bank

A woman walks her dogs as Orange County sheriff's deputies block Western Avenue after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026.

California authorities uncover suspected mass killing of hundreds of rescue dogs


Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure

“No reputable company wants to associate with a race that forces dogs to run until they collapse," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said.

Matt Hall gets his team ready at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod dog sled race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., March 2, 2019.

40 cats and two dogs in neglected condition found in Ramallah apartment

The police arrested the 50-year-old man residing in the apartment after he threatened them, and he was taken to a psychiatric examination.

Dogs and cats found in Ramallah apartment

TikTok video leads police to two minors suspected of abusing puppies

On Sunday the Aruar Police Station received a complaint of animal abuse together with a TikTok video showing two individuals torturing young puppies.

A police officer recovers a puppy that was abused by residents of Kuseifa in southern Israel, Monday, January 18, 2020.

Netanya man throws neighbor's cat from fourth story window

The cat had wandered into the wrong apartment and was subsequently thrown out the window. The suspect reportedly laughed about it and asked "well? What's up with the cat? Is she dead yet?"

A JERUSALEM alley cat.

Hundreds of dog, sheep, goat corpses openly abandoned in South

Bodies could pose potential health hazard due to infectious disease contamination.

Stray dogs are seen eating bread in Israel's South.

Despite promises, 600,000 animals shipped to Israel in live transports

Some 86% of Israelis supported the bill to stop the transport of live animals and that 91% thought that the transports constituted animal cruelty.

Animal live trasnports, overcrowding

Israeli researchers working to produce affordable cow's milk from yeast

The challenge is not only creating a completely new (and satisfying) product but also making it accessible to the general public.

Cartons of milk

Most Israelis think gov't should ban cages, minimize animal suffering

93% of the Israeli public believe that locking up animals in crowded cages for their entire lives is considered animal abuse, a new survey found.

Chicken coop 521

Police arrest man suspected of dog abuse in northern Israel

Police also found porcupine quills and hunting tools in the vehicle.

An abused dog found in the trunk of a vehicle belonging to a man suspected of hunting porcupines illegally.

Israeli chicken sex-change start-up wins $1m prize in NY agri-tech contest

Soos' software allows them to control the incubation process, forcing chicken embryos to change sex in the egg, mitigating the controversial practice of culling male chicks.

Founder and CEO Yael Alter, along with VP of Business Development Alon Gozlan receive the news that their start-up, Soos Technologies, has won the $1 million grand prize at the NY-Grow competition.