Are animals conscientious?
MIKEL MARIA DELGADO: 'Conscientiousness as a personality dimension has multiple facets, and typically describes people who plan ahead, who are…
NhRP Continues Legal Fight For Elephant Rights In Connecticut
LAUREN CHOPLIN: 'The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) announced it has filed a motion to re-argue with the Connecticut Superior Court, Litchfield…
Bizarre Chinese Health Remedy Requiring Donkey Skin is Leading to Millions of Grotesque Animal Deaths
KRISTIN HUGO: 'In China, African donkeys are a source for a trendy, supposedly medicinal product, and the animals are losing their skins, and lives,…
Insects Are the Canaries In Our Coal Mine
MATTHEW J. EDLUND: 'Insects are a large part of the animal biomass of our planet. They are crucial to our survival in many ways, particularly as…
Why humans need to rethink their place in the animal kingdom
SIMON BARNES: 'Most of our science, philosophy and religion starts from the assumption that there are humans and there are animals – and there could…
Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD
SARAH KAPLAN: 'Noise is causing birds to be in a situation where they're chronically stressed . . . and that has really huge health consequences for…
Bio Corp faces 25 counts of animal cruelty following undercover PETA video
AL EDENLOFF: 'Bio Corporation, an Alexandria company that provides specimens for dissection in classrooms, was charged with 25 counts of animal…
Why It’s Morally Wrong to Use Other Sentient Beings for Our Purpose — Whether for Food or Research
MAUREEN NANDINI MITRA: 'Internationally known for her work on the evolution of the brain and intelligence in dolphins, whales, and primates, Lori…
Hollywood Animal Handler Found Beating Animals, Has License Revoked
PETA: 'After years of PETA trumpeting complaints against notorious television and movie animal exhibitor Sidney Yost — who has made headlines for…
Captive orca Lolita can stay at Miami aquarium: U.S. appeals court
JONATHAN STEMPEL: 'A federal appeals court... rejected efforts by animal rights advocates to force the Miami Seaquarium in Florida to release Lolita,…