Swaddled by David Beckham in a £5,000 blanket – does this dog have the dream life?

Meet Olive Beckham, the celebrity dog draped in Louis Vuitton, who might just be the luckiest pet around

Rankin’s best photograph: a supermodel in a cow mask

‘I didn’t think models were being treated as people. So we borrowed a farm, put some in masks – and shot them in a cow barn then a pigsty’

How ethical is the elephant ‘sanctuary’ you’re visiting?

On the eve of World Elephant Day experts advise how to avoid cruel elephant attractions and support genuine welfare centres

The ethics of wearing feathers: it’s not just live-plucking that’s a problem

They are fluttering down catwalks and even appeared at the royal wedding, but for some activists all feathers are stolen property – whether or not they involve cruelty

Mutts-have: architects create luxury kennels for pet charity auction

Celebrities and designers also turn their hand to producing pooch palaces for event