Amazing animal photos captured in 2018
YAHOO NEWS: 'The best animal photographs captured this year are by turns arresting, charming and inspiring. Images of a cheetah and her three babies…
Vegan animal rights activists who rescued goats and lamb now face ‘theft and cruelty’ charges
STEPHEN JOHNSON: 'A group of 50 protesters who targeted the Gippy Goat Cafe at Yarragon, south-east of Melbourne, early on Friday morning by…
Is Whole Foods Telling Us the Truth About Its Stance on Animal Rights?
MICHAEL GOLDBERG: 'In February of this year... 100 members of the grassroots animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) who walked into a…
Heart of Stone: Germany sees spike in ‘scientific’ experiments on animals
DW: 'Nearly 2.8 million animals were used in scientific experiments and tests in Germany last year, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper reported…
Japan to leave International Whaling Commission, resume commercial hunting
SIMON DENYER: 'Japan announced that it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and will resume commercial whale hunting next…
Boxing Day HUNT erupts into violence as protestors clash with hunters
LATIFA YEDROUDJ: 'Boxing Day's annual hunt has triggered a wave of violent clashes between hunting fans and anti-hunting protestors across the UK,…
New Zealand Legally Recognises Animals as ‘Sentient’ Beings
ANIMAL EQUALITY: 'An amendment to New Zealand law on behalf of the The Animal Welfare Amendment Bill, which was recently passed, states that…
Research finds that orangutans can communicate about the past just like humans
ADRIANO REIS E. LAMEIRA: 'In the low mountain rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, a research team simulated a natural encounter with a predator to…
A dog’s life: What would I sacrifice for the animal I love?
SHAWNA RICHER: 'A three-year-old Labrador retriever/Border collie rescue, Scout has the ears, short black coat and webbed toes of a black Lab, and…
Human Activity is Causing Cancer in Wild Animals
LUKAS JASIUNAS: 'Just like humans, many wild animals are experiencing anthropogenic changes in their environments. Several studies have already…