U$DA CORRUPTION: Critics slam USDA’s fines for animal welfare violations
RACHEL FOBAR: Three dead bats were found in a washroom at Colorado State University, where researchers study bat-borne viral diseases. A shade cloth…
Animal rights group appeals dismissal of lawsuit against university’s censorship of primate research criticism
ALDF: The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a notice of appeal with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the dismissal of a lawsuit filed…
INDOMITABLE GLUTTONY: ‘Ethical Meat’ can’t solve the problem of animal cruelty
WAYNE HSIUNG: Leighton Woodhouse is a dedicated animal rights supporter. He’s covered some of the most important issues relating to the movement in…
‘Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains’
MARC BEKOFF: Our relationships with nonhuman animals (animals) are complex, challenging, and paradoxical. We allow dogs and cats to breed themselves…
IN MEMORIAM: Help animals on ‘International Animal Rights Day’
ANIMAL EQUALITY: On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to…
GRIEF. GUILT. REGRET: Why mourning a ‘pet’ can be harder than grieving for a person
SAM CARR: Many pet owners know that our connections with animals can be on an emotional par with those we share with other humans – and scientific…
‘SHOCKING’ CRUELTY: Dutch authorities investigating abused pigs after animal rights group record secret footage
DUTCHNEWS: The Dutch product safety board NVWA has started a criminal investigation following the publication of undercover footage showing pigs…
‘Bones and All’: Cannibal-themed film makes the ultimate case for veganism
CAT WOODS: A love story, and one with intriguing ethical questions of culture and class, "Bones and All" is the acclaimed new movie from director…
TWIT IN-CHIEF: Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
RACHAEL LEVY: Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal…
‘Right to Habitat’: Can wildlife have its own territory?
NATALIA BOGACHEVA: Habitat loss is the greatest threat facing wildlife. A multitude of the land areas on which animals live has become inadequate…