Italy to Introduce Ban on Halal Slaughter
CHRIS TOMLINSON: 'The Italian populist League party, led by firebrand Matteo Salvini, has introduced legislation that would ban ritual halal…
Turks wake-up to animal cruelty
AMBERIN ZAMAN: 'He who does not love animals does not love humans either.” The sentiment conveyed in a tweet by the ruling Justice and Development…
Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
WYATT MASSEY: 'Sue George never intended to be an activist. The soft-spoken, retired elementary school teacher was content on her century farm near…
Whole Foods vs. Vegans: Berkeley store gets restraining order against activists
GABRIELLE CANON: 'For a full week, a big black banner was posted from a sidewalk in Berkeley, California. “OCCUPY WHOLE FOODS”, it declared in…
How Big Food Is Going Vegan, According To Health Warrior Co-founders
MARGAUX LUSHING: 'Health Warrior is a seven-year-old, high-growth and plant-based superfood company based in Richmond, Virginia that might be best…
‘Terror being waged on wildlife’, leaders warn
DAMIAN CARRINGTON: 'Humanity is waging a war of terror on wildlife across the globe, according to the head of a world-leading research institute who…
Hundreds of wild horses in California set for round up, possible slaughter
ANDREW SHEELER: 'In a remote corner of California, the U.S. Forest Service is set to round up a thousand wild horses and acknowledges that many of…
Delaware governor signs bill extending animal cruelty laws to homeless cats
JACI SMITH: 'The free-roaming cats of Delaware have a friend in Gov. John Carney. Surrounded by feline – and human – supporters, Carney signed into…
Animal rights group claims Bronx elephant is a person
PRISCILLA DeGREGORY: 'The animal rights group that famously tried — and failed — to get a pair New York primates the same legal right to freedom as…
Secret filming reveals hidden cruelty of licensed badger culls
JAMIE DOWARD: 'Trapped in a cage and shot at close range, the badger takes almost a minute to die. Covert footage published online by the Observer,…