‘Property’ or ‘Person’?: How animal rights could open new moral frontier
EOIN O'CARROLL: 'In a forested reserve in central Florida, Sandra is settling in to her new home. Thanks to a 2015 ruling by a judge in Argentina,…
THE KILLING FIELDS: The Largest Mass Animal ‘Sacrifice’ in the World Is About to Begin
ARISTOS GEORGIOU: 'At the beginning of next month, Nepal will host an event which features the largest mass animal sacrifice in the world. The…
Eva Meijer: ‘Of course animals speak. The thing is, we don’t listen’.
PATRICK BARKHAM: 'Eva Meijer, a Dutch philosopher, novelist, visual artist and singer-songwriter, is visiting the splendidly acronymed Faith (For…
Chinese medicine Ejiao has left the world’s donkey population in crisis, British study finds
JULIAN RYALL: 'A study by a British charity dedicated to protecting donkeys says soaring demand in China for the traditional medicine ejiao has left…
LONG JOURNEY TO DEATH: Nearly all 14,600 sheep on board capsized cargo ship in Black Sea have died
OZ KATERJI: 'Thousands of sheep were feared dead a day after a vessel carrying almost 15,000 of them overturned off the Romanian coast, leading to…
Skull study suggests pre-humans weren’t as bright as modern apes
BROOKS HAYS: 'New research suggests it wasn't superior intelligence that set our earliest pre-human ancestors, like Australopithecus, apart from…
Report finds slaughterhouse where workers trampled sheep took no action to prevent it, despite warnings
LUKE ANDREWS: 'A Welsh slaughterhouse where sheep have been trampled by workers and trapped underneath carcasses failed to take action to prevent…
Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs
KARINNA HURLEY: 'Tool use was long believed to be unique to our species—a defining feature, like language. Utilizing objects to achieve goals is not…
Madam Sandra’s ‘personhood’ victory brings hope to U.S. animal rights
RUPA SHENOY: ' “She walked into her room. She was just engaged and interested. Very calm,” said Patti Ragan, founding director of Sandra, the…
Moby launches lifestyle clothing line to support animal rights
NICOLE JAVORSKY: 'Musician and animal rights activist Moby launched a new line of clothing and accessories last week, and all of the proceeds will…