In ancient Rome, they would have been pitted against gladiators or served up at banquets. Now a caiman, a python and a troop of monkeys that have been confiscated from mobsters, drug dealers or ...

Animal rights activists are winning victories as more countries prohibit animals in circus acts. This month the Italian Parliament adopted legislation to phase out animals in traveling shows and ...

Italy is the 41st country to pass a national law prohibiting animals in circuses, affecting an estimated 100 circuses and some 2,000 animals. These achievements are the result of a decade of ...

While much has been written about the race to modernize industry and agriculture in fascist Italy, the history of animal husbandry during this period has largely been overlooked by scholars. The ...

ETRO‘S OPERATION WOLF: With the winged Pegasus stallion of Greek mythology as the brand’s symbol since 1968, it comes as no surprise that Etro is going to the rescue of endangered animal species and ...

Zoo Animals Chill Out With Frozen Treats in Italy's Heat Wave It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. The country ...

MILAN (AP) — The head of pharmacology at Milan’s state university says a weekend break-in by animal rights activists who freed about 100 laboratory animals has cost years of research and hundreds of ...