Animal testing

Animal testing has been particularly encouraging

The Turkish Parliament on early July 9 approved a long-awaited Animal Protection Law amendment that aimed to protect animals from being abused by humans, changing the scope of the crime committed against animals.

Accordingly, animals will now be removed from the "goods" status and will be counted as "living creatures" in the eyes of law.

Two friends from the Aegean province of Aydın have adopted a rabbit who endured the trauma and physical scars it suffered in a laboratory conducting experiments on animals in a bid to save its life.

The rabbit's ears were cut off and two legs were severely damaged due to laboratory experiments conducted on it.

Turkey must update its laws to deter perpetrators if it wants to end violence against animals, according to a prominent animal rights activist.

The head of a leading activist group has slammed a new animal rights bill in the Turkish Parliament as a "license to kill," opposing the government's view that it could solve Turkey's worsening problem of violence against stray animals. 

A bill that had proposed changes to the treatment of pets and stray animals has been withdrawn from public discussion following vehement criticism by animal rights groups about its provisions.

Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou said on Tuesday the legislation would be reviewed and reopened to debate once the contentious provisions have been revised.

This is what Dutch prosecutor Marilyn Fikenscher told the AP on Thursday.

Shortly after ingesting the substance, Praljak, who was convicted to 20 years in prison for crimes committed against Muslims in Bosnia, died in the hospital.

American scientists have managed to turn small "seeds" from liver tissue into fully functioning organs in mice. Reports ChronicleBG. 

If the method is also applicable to humans, long waiting lists for transplants will be reduced. It will also benefit people with hepatic insufficiency who can not undergo such surgery.

An activist lays half-naked with fake blood in a cage during a protest for animal rights, against the suffering and killing of animals and against animal testing in Athens, Sunday. [EPA]

The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has issued a statement addressing violence against animals after a number of videos spread on social media, saying there is no difference between humans and animals in terms of affection they deserve,  Anadolu Agency has reported.