Animal abuse

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A police detention cell
Crime
21-year-old arrested after police discover dozens of dead animals in shed
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A cat is hiding
Crime
Woman, 19, found guilty of torturing, killing cats and hedgehogs
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Two cats shot with a crossbow in Eindhoven, November 2025
Crime
Two cats shot with a crossbow in Eindhoven
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
BusinessTechNature
Major Dutch, German investors back meat companies linked to animal abuse
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Man convicted of sexually assaulting a pony, but escapes prison
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72 neglected dog seized from a farm in Friesland, 30 July 2025
Crime
72 neglected dogs removed from Friesland farmhouse
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Donkey dies after assault at Clinge petting zoo; police seek suspect
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A line of donkeys working near the tenple of Luxor in Egypt
Crime
Video: Dutch woman attacks man in Egypt for whipping a donkey
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An explosion destroyed at least five apartments on Tarwekamp in The Hague. Four people were quickly hospitalized as rescuers searched for missing people. 7 Dec. 2024
Crime
Record number of reports about explosives at anonymous tip line
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Police officers
Crime
16 animal abuse suspects linked to Schagen babysitter convicted of child sex abuse
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Social media apps on a smartphone
TechNature
Animals deliberately put in danger for social media "rescue" videos, welfare groups say
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Puppies in a cage
Crime
Shelters increasingly taking in neglected pandemic pets
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Cats
Crime
Police find 108 cats locked up in small trailer in Groningen
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A goat with its horn stuck in the fence around its enclosure at a Noord-Brabant breeder, 11 March 2024
Crime
Breeder banned from keeping any animals after new seizure of neglected ponies, pigs
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Dozens of rabbits were among the 184 animals dumped at a rescue shelter in Zwolle on 3 March 2024
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Over 180 animals abandoned in one go at Zwolle animal shelter without warning
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One of over 140 neglected animals seized from an animal collector in Echt-Susteren, Limburg. 30 January 2024
Crime
Over 140 neglected dogs, cats, ponies, and chickens seized from Limburg collector
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Members of Parliament vote on an amendment to the pension reform law in the Tweede Kamer. 20 December 2022
Politics
Overview of 29 law changes to take effect in the Netherlands on January 1, 2024
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Two ponies found in the back of a rental van in Waddinxveen. 28 December 2023
CrimeWeird
Two "neglected" ponies found in repossessed rental van, police say
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Dutch police crime scene tape
Politics
Law changes affecting safety and security in the Netherlands in 2024
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Two dogs left abandoned at the Ameland ferry, 5 November 2023
Crime
Elderly dogs left tied to bike parking in pouring rain at Ameland ferry port
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Police at the scene following shooting incidents near the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam on 28 September 2023.
Crime
Erasmus MC would not allow fatal shooting suspect to graduate without psychological exam
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One suspect arrested at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam after a series of shootings and arsons left three people dead. 28 September 2023
Crime
Erasmus hospital was warned about student Fouad L., suspected of killing 3 in Rotterdam
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Slaughterhouse
BusinessFood
Agriculture Minister wants stricter rules for slaughterhouses
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Dogs at animal shelter
Crime
Deurne breeder tries to hide 120 neglected dogs on abandoned lot