Austrian animal rights activists are asking a Vienna court to declare Hiasl, a chimpanzee caught in 1982 and for use in pharmaceutical research but sent to a now-bankrupt animal sanctuary, a person.

VIENNA, Austria — Hens will be free to run around barnyards, lions and tigers will vanish from circus acts, and Dobermans will sport what nature intended — floppy ears and longer tails — under a tough ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Austrian lawmakers on Thursday approved one of Europe's toughest animal rights laws, a measure that forces farmers to uncage chickens and bars pet owners from clipping their dogs' ...

An unexpected visitor in northeast Austria is racking up fans on social media. A rare moose appeared in Lower Austria, a province that surrounds Vienna, about three weeks ago, sightings of him on ...

Animal rights activists have filed a complaint against Austrian enfant terrible Hermann Nitsch over his current exhibition in Sicily featuring dead animals on crucifixes, a spokeswoman for the artist ...

Austrian animal challenges ideas about bovine intelligence with ‘first documented tool-use in cattle’ Sarah Knapton is the Science Editor of The Telegraph and has covered all areas of science since ...

White doves are considered a symbol of love at weddings. However, the Austrian Animal Protection Association warns: For many animals, the custom means stress, disorientation, and often death. White ...