ITALY has voted to ban all animals in circuses and traveling shows in a landmark move applauded by animal rights campaigners. Rules on how Italy will implement phasing out all animals used in circuses ...

Italy is a great country for nature lovers, providing varied landscapes ranging from the blue waters of the Mediterranean and Adriatic to forests filled with ancient trees, grasslands, and multiple ...

Italy has banned puppy yoga classes. The Ministry of Health has restricted the organizers to only work with adult dogs, as the classes could be too stressful for young canines. Moreover, the ministry ...

Italy is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including the Eurasian lynx, European hedgehog, Italian sparrow, peregrine falcons, Mediterranean monk seal, and Apennine wolf. These species thrive in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is in the midst of an early summer of a heat wave, with ...