Gorillas and chimpanzees are not only being hunted and slaughtered to the edge of extinction, their children are increasingly being abducted to serve as exclusive pets for rich collectors.

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