New laws in Victoria (Australia) to recognise pain and fear suffered by animals
BENJAMIN PREISS: 'Animal cruelty laws in Victoria will soon recognise for the first time that animals suffer pain and fear. The state government's…
Why we must respect the rights of ALL sentient animals
GARY FRANCIONE & ANNA CHARLTON: 'Society extends the right not to be property to all people irrespective of their intelligence, beauty, strength…
Helping Farmed Animals: High-Impact Rescue
BARBARA J. KING: 'The Animal Place Food for Thought program works with nonprofit groups focused on animal and environmental causes to get animals off…
Meet the street animals that stole scientists’ hearts
TRACI WATSON: 'Archaeologist Louise Hitchcock went to Israel in 2017 to look for artefacts from the Iron Age. She also found something else — a large…
Undercover Video Reveals Shocking Conditions at Major Florida Egg Producer
SUSAN BIRD: 'Activist organization Animal Recovery Mission just delivered another stunning blow to the factory farming industry in Florida. Following…
Outrage Over VW Monkey Diesel Tests Reflects Changing Public Opinion
CHRISTINE DELL' AMORE: 'Volkswagen's decision to experiment with monkeys in vehicle emissions has drawn wide condemnation, reflecting the growing…
The new science of animal cognition is forcing countries to overhaul their laws
EPHRAT LIVNI: 'The more we learn about animals, the more their consciousness weighs on the human conscience. On July 7, 2012... scientists...…
Freedom of assembly: A rebellious calf escaped its pen and ‘became a bison’
CECILE BORKHATARIA: 'A young farmyard cow in Poland has chosen freedom this winter, roaming with a herd of wild bison for three months after escaping…
German Carmakers Criticized for Emissions Research on Monkeys
JACK EWING: 'Three major German carmakers that financed the researchers who used monkeys to test the health effects of diesel exhaust struggled to…
Joey Carbstrong, vegan activist: The myth of humane slaughter and why vegans have an obligation to convert meat eaters
LAUREN JAMES: 'The vegan lifestyle – eschewing all animal products in favour of alternative materials and a plant-based diet – is increasingly being…