Third of early deaths could be prevented by everyone giving up meat, Harvard scientists say
SARAH KNAPTON: 'At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if everyone moved to a vegetarian diet, Harvard scientists have calculated. Dr…
‘Until every cage is empty’: Animal rights group releases thousands of pheasants from farm
JOEL COOPER: 'An animal rights group claims to have taken responsibility for releasing between 3,000 and 16,000 pheasants from a farm in North…
Why all your favorite burger chains are going vegetarian
JEANETTE SETTEMBRE: 'Burger restaurants are beefing up their vegetarian options. As more customers go vegan or vegetarian, eateries such as Shake…
Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand
KARL PLUME: 'Layers of squirming black soldier fly larvae fill large aluminum bins stacked 10-high in a warehouse outside of Vancouver. They are…
VICTORY: Cruel monkey circus at UNESCO facility shut down
ANIMALS ASIA: 'A UNESCO-accredited facility in Vietnam is forced to end macaque circus in a major blow to the country’s animal performance industry.…
Over 170 dogs and monkeys tortured and abandoned by testing lab owned by Michigan gubernatorial candidate
DANIEL MARANS: 'About 170 dogs and monkeys were rescued in 2010 from an abandoned pharmaceutical testing lab owned by Shri Thanedar, a Michigan…
One in eight species of birds may go extinct thanks to humanity
ARIEL SCOTTI: 'One in eight different species of birds like puffins and snowy owls are at risk of extinction because of intensive farming, a new…
Could Engineering Animals to Enjoy Pain End Animal Suffering?
KATIE HERZOG: 'Last month, an undergraduate student at Oxford University won the Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics for an essay entitled "Why…
Monkey dressed up as blonde doll and cruelly chained to side of road in Indonesia
DAVE BURKE: 'A horrifying video shows a chained-up monkey collecting money while dressed as a creepy blonde doll and wearing a suffocating mask.…
Co-founder of animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere arrested
JOHN BEAR: 'Boulder police arrested two people... accused of trying to film interviews with customers and employees at Whole Foods about eating…