Undercover police officer took part in release of mink from fur farm, then joined animal rights group
MARTIN EVANS: 'A female undercover police officer helped release thousands of mink from a fur farm after infiltrating a group of animal rights…
‘Dirty meat’: Shocking hygiene failings discovered in US pig and chicken plants
ANDREW WASLEY: 'Shocking hygiene failings have been discovered in some of the US’s biggest meat plants, as a new analysis reveals that as many as…
Most Americans Choose Plant-Based Food For The Taste, Study Finds
BRIAN SPAEN: 'More Americans are switching over to a plant-based diet simply because it tastes good. For a long time, people stereotyped plant-based…
For how long can we treat the suffering of animals as an inconvenient truth?
MICHAEL BROOKS: 'Scientific insight is a powerful thing, but will it ever override the human lust for health, prosperity and, saddest of all,…
Why Veganism in the US Has Grown By 600% in the Past 3 Years
ALANNA KETTLER: 'The results are in and more and more people across the globe are choosing an animal free diet. In the U.S. alone, veganism has risen…
Leonardo Boff: Animals Endowed With Rights
LEONARDO BOFF: 'Whether one acknowledges the dignity of animals depends on that person’s paradigm or vision of the world and values. Two paradigms…
Jo-Anne McArthur: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner Captures the Magic of Animal Rescue
KELLI BENDER: 'The photo that won Jo-Anne McArthur the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award, speaks to anyone who has rescued an…
“Holy” cow escapes on way to slaughterhouse, smashes through metal fence, then swims to safety on island in lake
TOM EMBURY-DENNIS: 'A cow has been living alone on an island, attacking anyone who comes near, after staging a miraculous escape on its way to a…
Yes, Animals Have Personalities, and They’re More Important Than Looks
SIERRA CLUB: 'Scientists have long disdained anthropomorphism, or the notion that whatever emotions humans experience, animals must, too. A species'…
This Shocking Photo Exposes the Reality of What Training Animals for the Circus Looks Like
AISLING MARIA CRONIN: 'Animal circuses may seem, at first glance, to be nothing more than a harmless source of entertainment for kids – after all,…