GHASTLY NEW YEAR: ‘Entertaining’ fireworks kill all the animals in German zoo’s monkey house
TOM DAVIDSON: 'All the animals in a zoo monkey house were killed after a devastating fire which is could have been started by New Year's…
FOR THE ANIMALS: 2019 was a surprisingly good year for animal rights
ELISA ALLEN: 'This time last year, both The Economist and Forbes predicted that 2019 would be the "year of the vegan", and boy were they right!…
California’s groundbreaking law to prohibit sales of animal-tested cosmetics goes into effect on January 1st
KATE ANDERTON: 'A groundbreaking law, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, which passed in 2018, will ban all sales of cosmetics that have…
Damian Aspinall: The animal park boss who wants people to stop paying to see animals in captivity
SEBASTIAN MURPHY-BATES: 'Damian Aspinall, who chairs the foundation that runs Howletts Wild Animal Park, wants every zoo phased out within 25 years.…
Marc Bekoff: The Psychology Behind Why We Love and Exploit Animals
MARC BEKOFF: 'A few months ago, I was asked to write an endorsement for a book edited by Dr. Kristof Dhont (University of Kent, UK) and Dr. Gordon…
Maneka Gandhi: Veganism should focus on eliminating consumer choices involving animal abuse
MANEKA GANDHI: 'Vegan festivals are probably good, in that they create a climate for you to turn into a non meat/milk/egg person, but these are…
Another horse dies during ‘light running’ at Santa Anita Park, but who’s counting anymore
CITY NEWS SERVICE: 'Santa Anita's opening weekend reportedly was marred by the death of another racehorse -- though the latest fatality happened on…
POLITICAL ANIMALS: U.S. presidential candidates should talk about animals
JANE DESMOND: 'Often, Americans think about their relationships with animals as only about the pets in their homes. But from the food we eat to the…
Voters For Animal Rights: Making a Difference in New York
SENTIENT MEDIA: 'Voters For Animal Rights (VFAR) helps elect candidates who support animal protection, lobby for strong laws to stop animal cruelty,…
Pregnant mice force-fed alcohol and much more cruelty, as U.S. quietly funds animal experiments in U.K.
JANE DALTON: 'The US government is quietly using millions of dollars to fund experiments on animals in UK institutions, including making zebrafish…