SMALL WONDERS: Let Us Now Praise Tiny Ants
BROOKE JARVIS: It is telling, the entomologist Eleanor Spicer Rice writes in her introduction to a new book of ant photography by Eduard Florin…
KINDRED SPIRITS: Oscar-winning documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’ celebrates worth of other species
JEN REEDER: In the opening moments of the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Teacher” — which took home a 2021 Oscar for best documentary feature — an…
R.I.P. Elliot Katz: Fervent animal rights activist who was arrested 37 times is dead
LILA SEIDMAN: Dr. Elliot Katz, a fierce animal rights activist and veterinarian who helped shape the modern movement with his advocacy group In…
TWO EVIL FOR HELL: The Secret and Cruel Footage of National Rifle Association’s Leader and Wife Shooting Elephants
MIKE SPIES: After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in 2012, Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, told…
DESIGNED FOR GENOCIDE: Florida releasing up to a billion genetically modified mosquitoes to exterminate species
STACY LIBERATORE: The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, are starting the first-ever U.S. release…
NEVER MIND: Why do we care how smart animals are? Maybe we shouldn’t
SIGAL SAMUEL: From the 1993 blockbuster Free Willy to the recent Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, a core premise of the animal rights…
END IT, DON’T BEND IT: U.S. legislation introduced to end mandatory animal testing for new drugs
GLOBE NEWSWIRE: Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, the Michelson Center for Public Policy, and other affiliated organizations…
‘INDIGO’: New documentary details slaughterhouse cow rescue and impact of animal agriculture
EMILY BAKER: Vegan actor and animal advocate Joaquin Phoenix featured in a short documentary detailing a slaughterhouse rescue he undertook last…
#KillTheBill: Animal protection groups united against UK’s anti-protest legislative bill
PETA UK: While change for animals never comes quickly enough, society is evolving and waking up to the idea that animals are not things but…
‘Gunda’ Review: A Remarkable Pig’s-Eye View of the World
MANOHLA DARGIS: What do filmmakers see when they look at animals? Not much, apparently: For the most part, animals in movies are atmospheric…