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Lawmakers, citizen groups keep up fight for animal welfare bill

A bill that seeks to establish prison time for animal abuse faces an uncertain future after several lawmakers filibustered voting on the law last week by filing over 70 motions against it.

Animal rights activists protest against Tico-style bullfights

Dozens of animal rights activists gathered during the opening of the Zapote festival, east of San José, to protest against one of the celebration’s main event: Tico-style bullfights.

Animal abuse reports on the rise

With just over two weeks left of the year, reports of animal abuse have already surpassed by 15 percent those recorded last year, the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) reported Friday.

Rescuers free dogs, birds in another puppy mill raid

Rescuers found beagles, Chihuahuas and American Staffordshire Terriers during the raid, along with 39 birds.

Costa Rica court convicts owner of illegal puppy mill

A Cartago court sentenced a man for illegally breeding dogs in a puppy mill. Most of the dogs were kept inside stacked cages or hanging crates for years.
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El Salvador Journalists Warn of Rising Repression Under Bukele Government

The main journalists' association in El Salvador denounced on Sunday the increase in "persecution" against media outlets and human rights defenders by the government...

Raising Kids in Costa Rica: An Expat Family Story

I remember when I was young, sometime around second grade, I was in the laundry room with my dad, and I had asked him...

China Donates 100 Buses to Nicaragua Amid Ongoing International Sanctions

China donated 100 buses to Nicaragua on Saturday, in a new installment of aid to the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which...