Wayne Hsiung: Why cover-ups backfire
WAYNE HSIUNG: The Utah Court of Appeal denied our petition to review a lower court order that prohibits the presentation of animal cruelty evidence…
‘When Pigs Escape’: A beautiful story of animal resistance and human solidarity
JOSEP MORENO: In June 2021, a pig escaped from a farm in Nottinghamshire and gave birth to ten piglets shortly after in the woods. After a dog…
‘What Are They Hiding?’: Marineland Canada bans animal rights advocates from entering park
LIAM CASEY: Marineland has banned a number of people from its premises, some of whom have never visited the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction,…
DEADLY TRANS-FERAL: Experimenting on monkeys is cruel, and keeping them is a threat to public health
LISA JONES-ENGEL: There are three species of macaques — long-tailed, rhesus and pigtailed — that have been relentlessly targeted by the primate…
Roger Yates: Foul-mouthed veganism
ROGER YATES: The march to create a vegan movement that resembles the RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) continues…
TOO LATE FOR TEARS: Hundreds of beagles suffered and died at animal testing breeding facility before U.S. government took action
RACHEL FOBAR: It took media attention to ‘chilling’ welfare violations and bipartisan calls for action before authorities intervened. On May 21, a…
SLAVES ‘TO FASHION’: Why dogs need more respect and agency over their lives
JESSICA PIERCE: The single most significant problem facing homed dogs right now it would be lack of adequate agency. Dogs have very little control…
‘BEATUS’ AMICUS NOSTER: Captive elephant contrary to Christian ethics, say theologians
ANDREW LINZEY: Two theologians have filed an amici brief in defense of “Happy” the elephant who has been kept in solitary confinement for 13 years.…
Bird Flu Outbreaks: When will we learn our lesson?
ERICA CIRINO: Since the new version of H5N1 first turned up, this highly transmissible and lethal strain of avian flu has circulated at high rates…
Are Insects Conscious?: The surprisingly sophisticated mind of an insect
CARRIE ARNOLD: A growing collection of new experiments is challenging the old consensus. Far from being six-legged automatons, insects can…