Can we really ever know if animals are happy?
ANNA BROOKS: 'In his paper “What is it like to be a bat?”, philosopher Thomas Nagel wrote that even if we spent our days “hanging upside-down by…
Florida Judge Throws Dog Racing Ban Off November Ballot, Calling It “Outright Trickeration”
DARA KAM: 'A circuit judge knocked a greyhound-racing ban off the November ballot, calling the proposed constitutional amendment misleading and…
Real pony carousel in Brussels sparks outrage
ALICE CUDDY: 'A "carousel" at a fair in Brussels has sparked outrage on social media for using real ponies. A Twitter user posted a video of the…
VR Docu-Series Explores The Lives Of Chimps Freed From Research Lab
KYLE MELNICK: 'In 2009, two chimpanzees originating from the New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, were…
Dogs will do whatever they can to cheer you up when you’re upset
ELLEN SCOTT: 'Ever noticed that your dog seems to appear just when you need them most? You’re not imagining things – dogs really do care when their…
‘Vegan vacations’ are so popular now that even omnivores want in
RACHEL KRANTZ: 'With new vegan travel experiences sprouting up every day, it's easier than ever for the vegan, vegetarian, and vegan-curious eaters…
Do Anti-Meat Movies Actually Change Minds?
CHARLES BRAMESCO: 'Eating Animals and its brethren in the fight against factory farming — Super Size Me, Food Inc., Cowspiracy, the whole…
Brussels Banning Animal Testing On Cats, Dogs, And Primates
CHERYL HOAHING: 'Scientific experiments using cats, dogs, and primates will no longer be legal in Belgium’s Brussels-Capital Region starting on Jan.…
Donkey owners in Greece get violent after being criticized for giving rides to fat and lazy tourist slobs
HARLEY TAMPLIN: 'The owners of donkeys left injured after carrying fat tourists have beaten up a group of people protesting against their…
The Vegan Men Who Are Becoming the Voices of the Movement
SASCHA CAMILLI: 'A frequently asked question in the world of veganism is: “why are there so few vegan men?” And it’s a legitimate question: the…