Third horse dies in 9 days at California’s Santa Anita racetrack, 26 killed in 6 months
KARMA ALLEN: 'Another horse died at Southern California's prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality…
Study: Americans’ beliefs about ‘wildlife management’ are changing
MARY GUIDEN: 'A new 50-state study on America's Wildlife Values—the largest and first of its kind—led by researchers at Colorado State University…
THE VEGAN MANIFESTO: Activists want a constitutional bill of animal rights by 2055
STEWART PERRY: 'The classic protest chant of 'What Do We Want? When Do We Want It?' has been laid bare in a new manifesto. Global Animal Liberation…
How Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research led to the modern animal rights movement
ABC HACK: 'It's now commonplace to wonder about the intelligence of octopuses, or to go vegan to avoid causing animals pain, but when Jane Goodall…
Chimps Learn A Digging Behavior Once Thought Unique To Humans And Other Hominins
ROSIE McCALL: 'We know that wild chimps (and bearded capuchins) have learned to use tools to unearth tasty treats like plant roots and tubers. So,…
Coyote-killing contests face growing outrage, state bans
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'In mid-December, a hunting contest was held in central Arizona for the 11th year in a row. The team that killed the most coyotes…
INGRID NEWKIRK: Anyone Who Wants Justice for Everyone Must Fight Speciesism
INGRID NEWKIRK: 'When human rights hang in the balance, we who speak up for animals are often told to zip it. This isn’t the time to be concerned…
LORI MARINO: Eating someone
LORI MARINO: 'We’ve all heard them and used them – the common references to farmed animals that appeal to the worst part of human nature: ‘pearls…
Canada ‘roadside’ zoo owner charged with animal cruelty
BBC NEWS: 'The owner of the St-Édouard Zoo in Quebec faces two counts of cruelty and neglect covering over 100 animals at the zoo. They include…
Animal rights activists score win at Barcelona zoo
RENATA BRITO: 'Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the…