Scotland bans use of “wild” animals in travelling circuses
LIBBY BROOKS: 'Scotland has become the first country in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. Animal welfare campaigners said…
Can an Artist Help Captive Elephants Win Legal Personhood?
JULIA COOKE: 'Colleen Plumb’s artwork, according to her website, explores “the way animals in captivity function as symbols of persistent colonial…
Undercover footage shows chickens being kicked and impaled at a farm that reportedly supplies Tyson Foods
KATE TAYLOR: 'An animal-rights nonprofit released a new, horrific video of what it calls animal abuse at a Tyson Foods supplier. In the video,…
Latest ‘Wool Cruelty’ Exposé: Sheep Still Hit, Kicked, Cut, Thrown
PETA: 'A disturbing new video exposé of the Australian wool industry — the world’s top wool exporter—reveals that extreme cruelty to sheep continues…
Instagram Fights Animal Abuse With New Alert System
NATASHA DALY: 'Instagram is rife with photos of cute wild animals—including the exotic and endangered. A picture of someone hugging a sloth or showing…
Turkmenistan: Animal Rights Activist Detained, Whereabouts Unknown
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: 'Police in Turkmenistan arbitrarily detained a prominent animal rights activist, Galina Kucherenko, on December 7, 2017, and are…
Elephants Deserve Legal ‘Personhood,’ New Lawsuit Argues in Connecticut
DANIELLA SILVA: ‘In the first case of its kind in the United States, an animal rights group has filed suit seeking legal personhood for elephants who…
Why the First Judicial Department’s Decision In Our Chimpanzee Rights Cases Is Wildly Wrong
STEVEN WISE: ‘On June 8th, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department issued its decision in the NhRP’s habeas corpus…
Speciesist New York court denies freedom and personhood to captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko
JONATHAN STEMPEL: ‘Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded… and refused to order…
Nonhuman Person Chimpanzee Cecilia Finds Sanctuary: An Interview with GAP Brazil
LAUREN CHOPLIN: ‘In November of 2016, an Argentine judge issued a ruling that has changed the life of a single chimpanzee—and could help do the same…