Amanda Abbington was filmed being moved to tears as she watched the 360 degree video

'We may judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals,' says Judge Mauricio quoting the words of philosopher Emmanuel Kant

The point is that no one, religious or otherwise, needs to slaughter animals for food – it’s not necessary in this age

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Animal rights group calls for ban on commercial breeding 

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The woman was a member of campaign group Direct Action Everywhere

Among the deceased were 13 Golden Retrievers and a Brittany Spaniel, while three of the victims were puppies

"We made a mistake in permitting the Olympic torch, a symbol of peace and unity, to be exhibited alongside a chained wild animal," the local Olympic organising committee said in a statement. But this contrition is too little, too late

'We guarantee that there will be no more such incidents at Rio 2016'

Sean O'Grady agrees with the idea of animal rights but isn't convinced by our relentless fascination with gorillas

There are seldom few plaudits for people like me who choose not to have babies, and by default can visit National Trust houses without a SWAT team needing to take out the peacocks

Hanako has lived alone in the Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo since 1954

The sanctuary in Costa Rica reportedly has hundreds of animals out of public sight, crammed into small cages and suffering from neglect

Male chicks are either killed by gassing or being crushed in a macerator machine

It is like "cutting off each finger at the last knuckle" if cats were human