Animal rights group demands information about cat experiments at SUNY school
MSN NEWS: 'The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) announced that it had filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court against the SUNY College of…
The state-wide contest to win a prize for killing coyotes in Georgia
BECCA J.G. GODWIN: 'A statewide challenge to kill coyotes has returned for a second year, despite criticism from animal advocates who say the…
South Korean farmer prosecuted for killing dogs for meat in ‘landmark case’
NICOLA SMITH: 'A South Korean court has ruled against the killing of dogs for meat, in what has been described by animal rights groups as a…
China Is Genetically Engineering Monkeys With Brain Disorders
SARAH ZHANG: 'In the past few years, China has seen a miniature explosion of genetic engineering in monkeys. In Kunming, Shanghai, and Guangzhou,…
Montreal introduces plan to ban horse-drawn carriages by 2020
THE CANADIAN PRESS: 'Horses that pull tourist caleches through Old Montreal will soon be clip-clopping their way into the city’s history books as…
The messed-up and exploited lives of “famous” animals
BRIAN STEELE: 'Youth may be wasted on the young, but fame is definitely wasted on the animals. Whether they're a sitcom star or a big screen scene…
Lion ‘murdered’ after escape in Belgian zoo
BISHR EL-TOUNI: 'A lion on the loose forced the evacuation of one Belgium's most famous zoos... When it got close to an area with visitors, the…
RIP (you will always be in our hearts): Famous gorilla Koko who could do sign language has died at the age of 46
TANVEER MANN: 'The popular gorilla, known for her extraordinary mastery of sign language, has passed away at the age of 46. Koko died in her sleep.…
No jail time for two men who plead guilty to slitting a dog’s throat on Snapchat
SHARON CUMMINGS: 'The two Arkansas men who plead guilty to slitting a dog's throat on Snapchat will not serve jail time. "They got a slap on the…
More tigers live in US back yards than in the wild. Is this a catastrophe?
PHILIP HOARE: 'According to estimates, the population of tigers in people’s back gardens in the US outnumbers those in the wild. Seven thousand of…