Chinese medicine Ejiao has left the world’s donkey population in crisis, British study finds
JULIAN RYALL: 'A study by a British charity dedicated to protecting donkeys says soaring demand in China for the traditional medicine ejiao has left…
LONG JOURNEY TO DEATH: Nearly all 14,600 sheep on board capsized cargo ship in Black Sea have died
OZ KATERJI: 'Thousands of sheep were feared dead a day after a vessel carrying almost 15,000 of them overturned off the Romanian coast, leading to…
Skull study suggests pre-humans weren’t as bright as modern apes
BROOKS HAYS: 'New research suggests it wasn't superior intelligence that set our earliest pre-human ancestors, like Australopithecus, apart from…
Report finds slaughterhouse where workers trampled sheep took no action to prevent it, despite warnings
LUKE ANDREWS: 'A Welsh slaughterhouse where sheep have been trampled by workers and trapped underneath carcasses failed to take action to prevent…
Add Another Animal to the List of Tool Users: Pigs
KARINNA HURLEY: 'Tool use was long believed to be unique to our species—a defining feature, like language. Utilizing objects to achieve goals is not…
Madam Sandra’s ‘personhood’ victory brings hope to U.S. animal rights
RUPA SHENOY: ' “She walked into her room. She was just engaged and interested. Very calm,” said Patti Ragan, founding director of Sandra, the…
Moby launches lifestyle clothing line to support animal rights
NICOLE JAVORSKY: 'Musician and animal rights activist Moby launched a new line of clothing and accessories last week, and all of the proceeds will…
A WORLD VEGAN PARTY: Will 2020 Mark the Rise of a Vegan Voting Bloc?
NADRA NITTLE: 'With vegan restaurants on the rise, sales of vegan foods outpacing other cuisine, and young adults flocking to plant-based diets,…
A BRUSH WITH DEATH: Nearly 100,000 Indian mongooses are killed every year for paintbrushes
SIBI ARASU: 'On the evening of Oct. 24, law enforcement officials kicked down doors of multiple factories and warehouses across six Indian states.…
STUDY: These birds prove you don’t need a big brain for a complex social life
RUSSELL MCCLENDON: 'Birds can form complex, multilevel societies, a new study finds, a feat previously known only in humans and certain other…