Hundreds of animal rights activists rally in Melbourne demanding an end to slaughterhouses and meat sales
AUSTRALIAN AP: 'About 500 protesters marched in an anti-clockwise route around the outskirts of the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, with a…
US military wants to use sea creatures as underwater spies to monitor enemy activity
JOSH GABBATISS: 'The US military is turning to fish and other sea life to help them monitor the activity of their enemies in the oceans. Marine…
Exposé: Pain, Desolation, Abuse, and Systemic Neglect at Former Iditarod Champions’ Kennels
PETA: 'At a kennel operated by former Iditarod champion John Baker and by Katherine Keith, who had two dogs perish during past Iditarod races,…
Fish lives matter: Man who abandoned ‘pet’ fish is charged with animal cruelty
JASON MURDOCK: 'North Carolina man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty this week for allegedly abandoning his pet fish after being evicted…
Outcry over Pakistan contest for camels that forces them to lift loads as heavy as a car
CHRIS PLEASANCE: ''Animal rights activists have blasted a 'barbaric' camel weight-lifting contest which sees animals loaded up with packs of rocks…
U.S. Senator calls for Santa Anita to stop all racing after 23rd horse is murdered
ALEX JOHNSON: 'Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for all racing to be suspended at Santa Anita Park on Tuesday after a 23rd horse was fatally injured…
Costly USDA proposal would spend more tax dollars and help animal abusers
DELCIANNA J. WINDERS: 'For years the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been using your tax dollars to help animal-exploiting outfits like…
USDA ceases research experiments and murder of kittens
JULIA JACOBO: 'The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will end all experiments on kittens at its Maryland laboratory…
‘Animal Matters’ (Episode 1): The New Video Series About Animal Rights, Factory Farms, and the Agriculture Industry
GLENN GREENWALD: 'With remarkable speed, the cause of animal rights and the abuses of industrial animal agriculture have been catapulted from fringe…
Why animal cruelty should become a matter for dedicated police units
KENDRA COULTER: 'Who should enforce animal cruelty laws and how? This is an important question that deserves careful consideration. It has serious…