Animal sentience ‘recognised’ for the first time under Australia’s new ACT laws. Not really
JAKE EVANS: 'The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to change the legal status of animals from being purely 'property' to sentient…
Animal rights activists chain themselves by their necks to town hall in protest against speciesism
CHANTELLE EDMUNDS: 'Animal rights activists have been chained by the neck to a town hall for more than 18 hours as they protest against 'oppression…
TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to attractions that breed captive dolphins, whales
JAYME DEERWESTER: 'TripAdvisor announced that it will no longer sell tickets or generate revenue from attractions that breed or import whales,…
San Francisco’s Whole Foods animal rights protest ends with 37 arrested
MICHAEL BARTIROMO: 'Thirty-seven protesters with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) were reportedly arrested amid a protest outside — and on top of — a…
Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) Wins Restraining Order Against Bronx Zoo
NhRP: 'The Bronx Supreme Court has granted the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) its request for a temporary restraining order that prevents the Bronx…
Actor Joaquin Phoenix Reminds Everyone That ‘We Are All Animals’
PETA: 'Joaquin Phoenix is a talent who comes along once in a generation. And as if that weren’t enough, he also has one of the biggest hearts in…
Male customer punches female vegan in face during animal rights protest in pizza shop
CONRAD DUNCAN: 'A customer punched a female vegan activist in the face after protesters stormed a Pizza Express, according to animal rights…
Millions of 3-5 Week Old Chickens Suffer and Then Killed for Kaporos Each Year
VANESSA SOL: 'Kapparot, Hebrew for Kaporos, is an annual Hasidic Jewish tradition that occurs during the first week of October this year. People who…
ERNA WALRAVEN: What wild animals can teach us about leadership
ERNA WALRAVEN: 'Many of us believe we’re not getting the leaders we need. We are seeing questionable leadership in many aspects of our lives:…
Vegan campaigners say British nurseries are discriminating by only offering free cow’s milk
LAURA ABERNETHY: 'Parents of vegan kids and those who are allergic to dairy are criticising a scheme that gives out free cow’s milk to under fives.…