Why animal cruelty should become a matter for dedicated police units
KENDRA COULTER: 'Who should enforce animal cruelty laws and how? This is an important question that deserves careful consideration. It has serious…
University of Michigan lab lost mutant rabbit, poisoned fish, gave mice cancer, reports show
GUS BURNS: 'Within six months, University of Michigan animal testing laboratories accidentally lost a mutant rabbit, poisoned nearly 11,500 zebra…
New York City Council proposes legislation to ban sale of fur apparel
CARL CAMPANILE: 'New York City could soon be a fur-less metropolis if Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) has his way. Johnson, who…
Study: Differing Empathy In Vegetarians, Vegans, And Omnivores
CELINE ICARD-STOLL: 'For many, the choice to follow a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle is an easy one to make; it’s a decision grounded in ethics and…
The super-intelligent octopus as lab animal
BEN GUARINO: 'Close relatives of squids, flamboyant cuttlefish are camouflage experts that can dramatically alter their skin textures and colors.…
After HSI request, video of Alaska father and son illegally killing bear and her cubs made public
LEROY POLK: 'In April of 2018, Alaskan father and son Andrew Renner, 41, and Owen Renner, 18, both of Wasilla, illegally killed a black bear sow and…
PETA sues Oregon Primate Research Center for footage of primate experiments
SFGATE: 'People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a lawsuit to compel Oregon Health & Science University to release footage of…
Miserable tigers and bears languish in abandoned Spanish zoo two months after it closed
MICHAEL HAVIS: 'Bears and tigers are among the animals left to fend for themselves in a zoo after it closed two months ago. The abandoned creatures…
1,100 dead dolphins washed up in France since January
THOMAS ADAMSON: 'The dolphins’ bodies were horribly mutilated, the fins cut off. But what shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the…
Australian cattle farm invaded by 150 vegans to fight for Animal Liberation
ELISA MENENDEZ: 'Protesting vegans stormed an Australian cattle farm to liberate animals after finding dead cows on the land. More than 150…