Animal rights activists will stage mass protest at UK’s biggest meat market in October
JOE GAMP: 'Animal rights activists say they will occupy the UK’s biggest wholesale meat market in a bid to bring an end to livestock farming. The…
NhRP Addresses Highest Court in Colombia in Chucho Bear Rights Case
LAUREN CHOPLIN: 'On August 8, 2019, NhRP President Steven M. Wise, at the invitation of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, addressed a panel of…
Giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’ thanks to illegal trophy hunting
PATRICK KNOX: 'Giraffes are facing what has been dubbed as a "silent extinction", with numbers plummeting as much as 40 per cent over the last 30…
Russia releases last Orcas from ‘whale jail’ – What about the Belugas?
AFP: 'Russian environmentalists celebrated a "huge victory" on Tuesday after the last of a group of killer whales kept in a notorious facility were…
NhRP to Commerford Zoo: Where are Beulah and Karen?
NhRP: 'The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has become deeply concerned about the health and well-being of our clients Beulah, Karen, and Minnie,…
Australia’s Department of Agriculture refuses to release horrific live-export video
LATIKA BOURKE: 'The Department of Agriculture has refused to release video of sheep on board a ship bound for the Middle East, saying it could be…
STUDY: There’s no conflict between human and animal rights
EZRA KLEIN: 'If you care about animal rights, you’ll inevitably run into a wall of whataboutism. What about homelessness? Or racism? Or sexism? Why…
Martha Rosenberg: How Animal Researchers Stay Out of the News
MARTHA ROSENBERG: 'If you are like most people, you know a lot more about how farm animals are treated on factory farms than dogs, primates and…
As California considers a fur ban, many in L.A. cling to their minks
SONJA SHARP: 'Decades before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, fortune-seekers flocked to California for its furs. Now the state is poised to…
Hundreds of zoos and aquariums accused of mistreating animals
RACHEL FOBAR: 'In a new report, an animal welfare group has flagged hundreds of zoos affiliated with the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums…