Rafita Mirabel is no ordinary toreador. He is just ten years old, one of the growing army of child bullfighters that are daily putting their lives at risk as the money men behind this barbaric entertainment try to reinvigorate the sport in the face of dwindling crowds.

Newsmonster investigates..... (And watch the video)

Cruel amost beyond belief, China has now started breeding hundreds of tigers in battery farms so they can be turned into wine. Newsmonster discovered one factory farm in south east China that keeps over 1300 tigers in appalling conditions. The farm lays on shows for tourists where they can see animals torn to pieces by the big cats. They also sell stir-fried tiger strips and tiger curry. Also on the menu was tiger wine, made from the bones of the incredibly rare Siberian tiger..... 

Game shooting is now a billion pound industry founded on the intensive production of pheasant and partridge. The industry likes to project the image of noble hunters heroically stalking their prey. In reality, the birds are reared in tiny cages and treated little differently to intensively farmed poultry. Dr Danny Penman investigates..... 

First appeared in the Daily Mail. 

From next month wild animals such as lions, tigers and elephants are likely to be banned from performing in British circuses. Numerous other countries are considering similar bans. Newsmonster takes a peek behind the circus Big Top and finds that the animals are all too often cruelly abused.

First appeared in the Daily Mail 

A rare and beautiful antelope is being machine gunned and trapped for its wool high in the Himalayas. Welcome to high fashion’s latest accessory - the shahtoosh shawl. 

First appeared in the Daily Mail.

Canadian fishermen are in the midst of a vast and secret slaughter of over 300,000 seals. We are all grimly aware of Canada's infamous seal clubbing season but off the coast of Newfoundland a far bigger cull occurs. Newsmonster's Danny Penman is the first journalist in 30 years to witness this cull. The fishermen were so determined to keep the slaughter secret that they attacked Danny and destroyed his car.....