Heartbreaking moment mother dog tries to stop traffic to get help for her dying puppy
BASIT MAHMOOD: 'A dog was seen frantically barking at passing cars in an attempt to get help for her puppy after he was hit and left by the side of…
Meet the Vegan Heroes Being Persecuted for Their Beliefs
HANNAH EWANS: 'Enter the next generation of vegan activists. Comprising both longstanding and strident vegans, and many new and chomping at the bit to…
It’s all about the master species: When companion animals are family, the benefits extend into (human) society
L.F. CARVER: 'More and more often, animals are included in family events and become important to all members of the family... In the research my…
Meet Israel’s Angriest Vegan, Tal Gilboa
SHIRA FEDER: 'In 2012, there were 70,000 vegans in Israel. But most Israelis didn’t know what the word vegan meant. In 2018, at least 5% of Israelis…
Killing them softly: Quebec drafts new rules to ‘protect’ dozens of farmed animal species under its welfare law
MORGAN LOWRY: 'The Quebec government is moving to expand the scope of its animal welfare legislation to offer increased protection to species…
U.S. Forest Service builds corral to allow sale of ‘wild’ horses for slaughter
SCOTT SONNER: The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral for wild horses in Northern California, which could allow it to bypass federal…
Which is the world’s most vegan city?
NAOMI LARSSON: 'The online food blog Chef’s Pencil used Google Trends data to look at the most popular cities for vegan-related searches, which were…
Terrified mother elephant and calf cruelly attacked and pelted with fireballs by ‘villagers’
NEIL MURPHY: 'Furious villagers launched fireballs at a terrified elephant mother and her calf in an attempt to scare them away from a settlement.…
New Jersey lawmakers consider giving (some) animals attorneys in court
CHRISTIE DUFFY: 'A bill has been proposed in New Jersey by State Assemblywoman Annette Quijano that would give cats and dogs an advocate in court...…
Whales are many things – but they are not a resource to be ‘harvested’
PETER SINGER: 'On Dec. 26, Japan announced that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet…