FREEDOM IN DEATH: Tilikum’s daughter Kohana, torn from mother and forced to breed at young age, dies in captivity
JESS THOMSON: A female orca has died in a theme park aged only twenty years old. Kohana was the daughter of Tilikum, the subject of the documentary…
‘Wolves and Dogs’: Domestication, cognition, and socio-ecology
MARC BEKOFF: In their new book by Drs. Friederike Range and Sarah Marshall-Pescini titled 'Wolves and Dogs between Myth and Science' the authors…
#BanFactoryFarming: Switzerland to vote on abolition of factory farming
MARIE VUILLEUMIER: On September 25, Swiss citizens will vote on a ban on intensive livestock farming... Animal rights and animal welfare…
PANDAMONIUM: The plight of two Pandas lays bare the flaws of animals in zoos
FLORENCE FOO: Animals in zoos suffer greatly and are exploited for entertainment under the guise of education and conservation... Small areas and…
‘Tiger 24’: Award-winning animal rights film scheduled for theatrical release
MATT GROBAR: Toronto’s Elevation Pictures has picked up North American rights to Warren Pereira’s feature documentary Tiger 24, executive produced…
A TEST OF W(ILLS): The seizure of thousands of mistreated beagles sparks unsettling questions about animal research
ROBIN ABCARIAN: The liberation of 4,000 beagles from deplorable conditions last month at Envigo’s breeding and research facility in Virginia raised…
THE FACE OF DECEIT: Ads exposing animal cruelty are being rejected by Facebook in favor of ones supporting the meat industry
DAVID MARTEN: Facebook's algorithm is considering two sponsored posts that feature the same chicken. In the first post, she is alive and struggling,…
A GRIEF OBSERVED: Do dogs grieve for each other?
ZOE PARR-CORTES: Grief is defined as intense sorrow in response to loss. Many social species such as primates, whales, and elephants show behaviors…
Mike Huskisson: What an animal investigator learned from 50 years of undercover work
AIDAN FRERE-SMITH: It was 1972 and Mike Huskisson had saved his money to purchase aniseed oil from the local chemist. But his plan wasn’t to use it…
‘Lola Limón’: Argentine court recognizes cougar as rights-holder
LAUREN CHOPLIN: An Argentine court has recognized a cougar named Lola Limon as a subject of rights. It’s already illegal to own a cougar in…