KALMTHOUT, Belgium (Reuters) - Ostriches are normally territorial and aggressive birds best approached with caution, but at a Belgian animal rescue farm, the hand-reared birds are so gentle they will ...

Pandas, polar bears and other animals at a Belgian zoo enjoyed some icy treats, as the country faced "exceptionally high" temperatures, while Brussels residents turned to atomizers, fans and ...

Belgium is home to diverse wildlife across various habitats such as forests, wetlands, and coastal areas. Key species include the harbor porpoise, wild boar, Eurasian beaver, common European adder, ...

Two African lions that were rescued from a Ukrainian animal sanctuary earlier in March have found a new home at a Belgian animal shelter. Tsar and Jamil, age 1, arrived at the nonprofit Natural Help ...

PERWEZ, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian animal shelter that saves 1,600 abandoned and mistreated cats and dogs a year has seen a spike in adoptions and fewer pets left on the streets since the ...

OUDSBERGEN, Belgium – A Belgian animal shelter has taken in two young lions evacuated from Ukraine, who it says Russian troops had threatened to shoot when they encountered them outside Kyiv. Twin ...

Belpork, owner of the BePork quality scheme, has developed an animal welfare standard for the Belgian pork sector. “It is the first time that a national animal welfare standard has been launched in ...

PARIS (RNS) — A ban on slaughtering livestock without stunning them first is seen as a direct attack on kosher and halal practices. PARIS (RNS) — Jewish and Muslim communities in Belgium are seeking ...

Belgium has officially banned kosher and halal animal slaughtering methods, prompting lawsuits from Jewish and Muslim leaders in the country who say the ban amounts to religious discrimination. Jewish ...