Inside PETA’s Fight to Take Down the Iditarod
ZACHARIAH HUGHES: 'The Iditarod, the annual thousand-mile sled-dog race across Alaska, starts with something in between a parade, a dog show and a…
Animal “Euthanasia” Is Often Slaughter: Consider Kangaroos
MARC BEKOFF: 'Euthanasia is defined as "the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering." All of the various…
Animal protection or religious freedom?
SIBILLA BONDOLFI: 'In Switzerland, animal welfare groups are launching an initiative to ban the import of animal products obtained via cruel methods.…
We should be hopping mad about Australia’s inhumane killing of kangaroos
PETER SINGER: 'Every year, millions of kangaroos are shot, in the largest commercial slaughter of terrestrial wildlife anywhere in the world. No one…
Bill Gates and Richard Branson are betting lab-grown meat might be the food of the future
RICK MORGAN: 'Vegetarians have long touted the ethical and environmental problems with meat production and consumption. Start-ups such as MosaMeat,…
After a lifetime of abuse, a shocking number of ‘retired’ racing greyhounds are being euthanized
SAM DEAN:'Nearly 350 retiring greyhounds were killed last year because a suitable home could not be found for them, or because the costs of treating…
Veganism Is Growing in Japan, But Followers Say It Isn’t Always Easy
RACHEL KRANTZ: 'For a culture known for its precision, reliable statistics on the number of vegetarians in Japan are surprisingly hard to come by.…
Survey finds most vegans, vegetarians in Canada are under 35
ALI THOMSON: 'Younger Canadians are far more likely to be vegetarians or vegans than older generations, according to a survey that a researcher says…
Chimpanzee Personhood: The Philosophers’ Brief
ANDREW FENTON & L. SYD M JOHNSON: 'An amicus brief, drafted by 17 North American philosophers, was filed in support of a legal petition by the…
‘There is no kosher meat’: The Israelis full of zeal for going vegan
OLIVER HOLMES: 'There’s a wildcard option that some Israeli Jews have started using when they can’t find a restaurant with a kosher certificate:…