Tag: Animal Cruelty
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the presence of several representatives of Afro-Brazilian religions, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) unanimously agreed on Thursday over the constitutionality of animal sacrifice during Afro-Brazilian religious ceremonies.
"It is constitutional...
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Debates over punishment for animal cruelty have resurfaced in the lower house of the Brazilian Congress just weeks after activists raided the Instituto Royal located in the city of...