A white-handed gibbon, native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and critically endangered, typically sells for around €13,000 ($15,250) on the black market. One such gibbon, named "Jimmy," ...

BERLIN (AP) — Animal transports were banned in a state surrounding Berlin on Saturday and the capital's two zoos closed as a precaution after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd just ...

Germany's Roncalli circus removed animals from its program in 2018 for animal welfare reasons. The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place. As ...

BERLIN — An eastern German region said Friday it is lifting a ban on the transport of animals that was imposed last weekend after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd. No further ...

Germany’s new government plans this year to introduce proposals for a state system to label meat in shops produced with improved animal welfare, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on ...

More than 30 commercial poultry farms in Germany have been forced to cull their animals following outbreaks of avian influenza, according to Germany's animal health institute on Sunday. According to ...

Authorities in Germany are considering whether the culling of "excess" lab animals constitutes a crime, following complaints filed by animal rights activists. Millions of animals are used in medical ...

The downward trend in the number of laboratory animals continued in 2022 in Germany. Compared to the previous year, the number of laboratory animals decreased by around seven per cent in 2022.