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This deer collapsed in the middle of a small town after being hunted down by hounds. This still was taken from a video by Fernando Abreu.

New video of a deer being hunted by hounds in France sparks outrage online

22-year-old Asrar Usmani climbing a building to save a cat trapped on a ledge in September 2019 (Credit: Twitter)

Meet the ‘Spiderman of Bangalore’ who risks his life to save trapped cats, dogs, monkeys and more

Our Observer Osman Salih took this photo of the starving lions in the Khartoum zoo.

Sudanese people mobilize to save starving lions in a Khartoum zoo

Volunteers make fabric pouches to replace the marsupial pouches; photos shared by members of the Facebook group "Animal Rescue Craft Guild".

The volunteers knitting pouches, mittens for Australia's burned koalas

Screen capture from The Observers show, broadcast 23/11/19/.

The sad truth behind viral video of whale playing with rugby ball

A screenshot from the video posted on Facebook by Alon Kowen on November 6, 2019.

Viral video of a whale playing fetch isn't as cute as it seems

A Saudi hunter took this picture in Morocco and posted it on his Instagram account on August 9, 2019.

Hunting tourists kill thousands of doves in Morocco

The first image shows a baby bonobo saved by Conserv Congo. The second image shows a confiscated haul of bonobo hands and heads. (Photo: Adams Cassinga, Conserv Congo)

Activists in DR Congo work to bring animal traffickers to justice

Residents of Nzérékoré, Guinea, were surprised to see elephants come into their town. (Photo: Sekouba Beréte, Nouhan Sidibé.)

Male elephant and calf wander into town in southern Guinea

These two photos of domesticated cheetahs have been circulating on Instagram.

How owning a cheetah is the newest fad for rich Instagrammers in the Gulf countries

A selection of screenshots from a Facebook Live filmed by a Sea Shepherd activist. Source: Sea Shepherd Faroe Islands Campaign

Sea of red: the Faroe Islands’ controversial whale-killing tradition

Screengrabs from the two videos.

Activists in Argentina decry cruel 'tug of war' with horses

A man hits a donkey in Petra. (Screengrab of a video revealed by PETA Asia)

Animal abuse in the lost city of Petra

Photos published on Facebook and Instagram by activists.

Istanbul activists help street dogs abandoned by the city

Screengrab of a video showing a fight between a dog and a wild boar in the Indonesian province of West Java. (video sent to the Observers by Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group.)

In Indonesia, dogs face off wild boars in bloody, lucrative fights

On the left, a dog having its vocal cords cut out, and on the right, dogs left while waiting for anaesthetic to wear off. Photos from Chengdu Business Daily.

Chinese ‘vet’ slices dogs’ vocal cords to stop them barking

Curious onlookers gaze at a bizarre oval-shaped fish that washed up on a beach in Port-Bouët on August 15. Many people wondered if they had stumbled across a new species. (Photo: Prince Camus/Facebook)

What was this strange fish that washed up in Ivory Coast?

An Iranian fisherman posted a video online in which he can be seen surfing on the back of a whale shark, to the consternation of many people on social media.

Video of man riding endangered whale shark sparks outrage in Iran

This little mountain goat got caught in the mud while trying to find water to drink. Luckily, it was saved by a forest ranger. Screen grab from a video posted to Ahmad Bari's Instagram.

Iranians help starving animals amid severe drought

An amateur video shows how elephants are treated during a festival in Sri Lanka. Video shared by Saving Ganesh.

‘Sacred’ elephants abused during Sri Lankan Buddhist festival

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

For sale: The animals from Gaza’s decaying zoo

Eagle cams: An animal conservation project with a twist

GABON - VIETNAM

From Africa to Asia, the scaly anteater is being hunted to extinction

Dogs hanged on French island overrun by strays

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