Paris set to ban circuses that use wild animals after Mischa the bear dies
RFI: 'While France mulls whether to join a majority of EU nations in banning wild animals in circuses, the capital Paris is pressing ahead with its…
Humanity Is Getting Increasingly Serious About Enforcing Animal Rights Protections All Over the Planet
NINA JACKEL: 'People are growing less tolerant to violence against animals, and lawmakers are responding. But more needs to be done... Public…
Steve McCurry’s photos show the complex relationship between humans and animals
JACOPO CRISPO: 'Steve McCurry has achieved legendary status with his documentary photography, and is perhaps best known for his portrait of the…
Australian senior government official suspended due to her son’s animal rights activism
ROB HARRIS: 'Dr. Julie Delforce, a senior sector specialist with the department's agricultural productivity and food security division, has been…
STUDY: ‘Nuisance Animals’ Thrive Despite Being Discriminated Against
LUKAS JASIUNAS: 'Impressive cognitive abilities of urban animals are wide ranging and well-documented. From grey squirrels, notoriously skilled at…
The Animal Rights Revolution: Coming to a Grocery Near You
TATIANA VON RHEINBABEN: ' “Stop Eating Animals!” These were the signs that vegan activists in Auckland held on September 15th to bring the rights of…
New Documentary Produced by Joaquin Phoenix “The Animal People” Follows Animal Activists Charged With Terrorism
SHARON VEGA: 'In 1999, animal rights campaign Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) was founded. As their name implies, their mission was to end the…
German ‘horror lab’ that strapped screaming monkeys in metal harnesses to shut-down
ELISA MENENDEZ: 'A German lab where undercover animal activists filmed monkeys screaming in pain while strapped in metal harnesses is being shut…
Newly elected Swiss politician battles to outlaw ‘factory farming’
TOTALLY VEGAN BUZZ: 'Swiss politician Meret Schneider, who was recently elected to the National Council, is fighting to ban factory farming in the…
Animal Rights Isn’t Getting More Extreme. It’s Getting More Personal.
MATTHEW ZAMPA: 'Eleven coach buses full of people. Animals in distress. Riot police. Shields. Batons. Sheriffs. Angry farmers. Press. Cameras…