Horse meat ban praised by animal rights activists, but it’s only temporary
NICOLE COBLER: 'Horse meat production won’t resume in the U.S. anytime soon, a victory for animal-rights advocates under the spending bill signed last…
Inside Vietnam’s horrific dog meat market where stolen pets are boiled alive, then eaten at restaurants
NICOLA STOW: 'Heart-breaking pictures show a dog meat market in Vietnam where stolen pets are rammed into cages and delivered to restaurants to be…
People Dismember Run-Over Houston Alligator For Souvenirs
CBS DFW: 'Residents bordering a West Houston reservoir say an alligator known to quietly sun itself outside the ponds was apparently run over on a…
Humans are sleepwalking into a mass extinction of species not seen since the dinosaurs
TONY WHITFIELD: 'Humans are sleepwalking into a mass extinction of species not seen since the demise of the dinosaurs, British scientists warned.…
1 Elephant Died and 4 Others Were Hurt After a Circus Truck Crash
ARTIZ PARRA: 'An elephant died and four more are being treated for injuries after a circus truck accident on a major Spanish highway that provoked an…
Keeping A Close Eye: Dogs, Social Referencing, And Evolution
BARBARA J. KING: 'When humans talk to each other or walk alongside each other, we tend to match each other’s subtle movements. Called interpersonal…
Alarmed conservationists call for urgent action to fix ‘America’s wildlife crisis’
OLIVER MILMAN: 'An extinction crisis is rippling though America’s wildlife, with scores of species at risk of being wiped out unless recovery plans…
Can Dogs and Cats Be Vegan? Science Weighs In
MICHELLE Z. DONOHUE: 'Koji is a microorganism at the heart of many traditional Asian flavors and foods. It’s also the key ingredient in a new kind of…
Cash before conservation: The commoditization of lions in South Africa
LOUISE DE WAAL: 'The UK-based Born Free Foundation released an alarming report titled “Cash before Conservation, an overview of the breeding of lions…
Lab ‘accidentally’ breeds 180,000 mice, conducts unauthorized experiments
RT NEWS: 'A British laboratory has bred almost 180,000 mice by "mistake". It also performed unauthorised experiments on the creatures, according to a…