While much has been written about the race to modernize industry and agriculture in fascist Italy, the history of animal ...

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 ...

Italy's main animal rights group has asked prosecutors to stop further screenings of Giuseppe Tornatore's film "Baaria" because it features the gruesome slaughtering of a bull. By Daniele Mari, ...

When 25-year-old veterinary student Caterina Simonsen posted an update on a Facebook page supporting the use of animals in medical research before Christmas, she was trying to say how lucky she felt ...

Residents in the prosperous Italian town of Reggio Emilia were outraged yesterday after its council adopted an animal rights bylaw that bans boiling live lobster as "useless torture". Supporters of ...

A series of historic Italian feasts involving animals including the famous Palio horse race in Siena are being excluded from a new list of celebrations compiled by Italy's tourism A series of historic ...

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An investigation has been launched after the bodies of dozens of dogs, cats and rabbits were found dumped in an Italian lake. Officials suspect the dogs were bred for illegal fights, but other animals ...

Animal rights groups have appealed to Pope Francis to end the practice of releasing doves from a Vatican window overlooking St. Peter's Square, a day after a pair of the peace symbols were attacked by ...

Be careful when saying someone has 'snake relatives' in Italian. Photo: Martin Cathrae/Flickr You may think you have mastered the Italian language, only to be stumped when someone starts referring to ...