The Radical Compassion of St. Francis
V.R. MARYANNE ZHAN: ‘There are those who say compassion for animals is nice, but we ought to have compassion on our fellow humans first… Just looking…
Professor of ‘theology of animals’ dogged in her beliefs
LORETTA FULTON: ‘The turning point for Susan Pigott came one night when she was stewing a chicken for her favorite dish, chicken tetrazzini. A…
The man who risks his life to rescue zoo animals from war zones
SALLY WILLIAMS: ‘On 11 April, a flight landed carrying a bear called Lula and a lion called Simba, the only two surviving animals from Mosul zoo in…
British vegan activists clash with police after hundreds of turkeys escape trailer
HARRIET PAVEY: ‘Hundreds of turkeys escaped when their transportation trailer overturned near the M5, sparking clashes between animal rights activists…
How Much Are Dogs Influenced by Local Culture?
JULIE HECHT: ‘Dogs in Budapest, Vienna and Lincoln participated in four tests: a Human Point-Following Test, a Problem-Solving Test, a Means-End Test…
Elephants are autonomous and conscious, and deserve their day in court
EPHRAT LIVNI: ‘ “Legal personhood” is not as straightforward as it sounds. For example, in the US, corporations are considered “legal people” in…
What grosses out a chimpanzee?
PHYS.ORG: ‘In a new study published in Royal Society Open Science, researchers found evidence that exposure to biological contaminants—ie feces,…
Retired British greyhounds are being ‘shipped to China and boiled alive for meat’
ASHITHA NAGESH: ‘Greyhounds are being ‘raced to death’ and then sold to Chinese buyers for meat, a charity has claimed. Rescuers at Candy Cane Rescue,…
Lions taken from their mothers, reared in tiny enclosure, and shot by hunters before having bones sold as trinkets
BARBARA JONES: ‘It is the most degrading and cruel of fates for the king of the jungle. Bred in captivity, lion cubs are torn from their mothers while…
Horrific Animal Deaths at Minnesota’s Bio Corporation Exposed in Undercover Video
KRISTIN HUGO: ‘In a warehouse in Alexandria, Minnesota, pigeons are drowned alive and crayfish are injected with latex while still conscious. Workers…