Traders angry at a US-based animal rights group have turned their ire on two iconic American brands, pulling Coke and Pepsi from shelves in the south India state of Tamil Nadu.

A reward of up to €2,000 has been offered to catch the culprit who abused and injured a dog while it was resting in its owner's back garden.

Animal welfare campaigners have welcomed a vote by the European Parliament against taxpayer subsidies being paid towards bullfighting.

The outspoken rocker has written a letter to UK Home Secretary Theresa May to stop the opening of a controversial proposed facility in Grimston, East Yorkshire, which will breed the dogs for laboratory experiments.

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has appealed to Irish holidaymakers travelling to Spain to boycott “the barbaric bloodsport of bullfighting”.

Fur has made a comeback on the world’s top catwalks, fostering a thriving industry in the Nordic region to the dismay of animal rights activists.