While there are no official figures, animal rescues and veterinarians say people have been primarily leaving cats and dogs behind as food and care have become unaffordable.

A man is seen training cocks to fight -- a practice still allowed by a new animal-welfare law -- in Havana on September 21, 2020 AFP / YAMIL LAGE Cuba on Saturday published a new animal-welfare law, ...

Cuba has adopted long-called for animal rights regulations, a groundbreaking victory for activists in the communist nation. It’s an important step for a civil society marveling at its demands being ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has approved a long called-for decree on animal welfare in what some rights activists are hailing as an unusual triumph of civil society in the Communist-run country where ...

Over the past two years, animal shelters and activists in Cuba have seen a sharp rise in the number of pets being left behind by their humans as they migrate in record numbers. Although there are no ...