EU ‘court jester’ backs ritual animal slaughter without stunning
REUTERS: EU judges should strike down a Belgian law requiring all animals be stunned prior to their death, which has effectively outlawed slaughter…
New Zealand government mum on future of live animal exports, as public calls grow for a ban
ANDREA FOX: Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor will not comment on the future of live animal shipments from New Zealand, as public calls grow for…
People hate cruelty to animals, so why do we do it?
DAVID KILLOREN: When we hear about animals being neglected, we’re often outraged... But harm to animals is common in our society. Tens of billions…
Animal rights activists linked to Animal Rebellion blockade Manchester slaughterhouse
JOE MIDDLETON: Animal rights demonstrators climbed on the roof of the Pilgrim's Pride Ltd's slaughterhouse as part of the Animal Rebellion…
Vancouver Aquarium to close indefinitely
IAN BAILEY: For the first time in its 64-year history, the Vancouver Aquarium is closing to the public indefinitely – a shutdown linked to the…
Sangita Iyer: The woman trying to save India’s tortured temple elephants
SWAMINATHAN NATARAJAN: Sangita Iyer is on a mission. As a child, the documentary maker, who was born in the Indian state of Kerala but now lives in…
FREEDOM: ‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan given green light for new life
KATHY GANNON: An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo in…
THE ANTHROPOCENE: Harvest of domination
HIRANMAY KARLEKAR: One does not quite know what the shape of the world will be after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The several informed…
DEADSTOCK: 6,000 cows drown, as live transport ship capsizes off Japan
REUTERS: A ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China capsized after losing an engine in stormy weather in the East…
Animal rights group sues to block aquarium from acquiring 5 beluga whales for research
DAVE COLLINS: An animals rights group is suing in federal court to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research,…