Wildlife group: Exotic pets trade activity rises on Facebook
AP: 'A wildlife monitoring group says research it has conducted since 2016 has found a sharp increase in the number of people belonging to Facebook…
No escape, no mercy: 3.4 million chickens and turkeys, and 5,500 pigs drowned in factory farms flooding
MICHAEL BIESECKER: 'About 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers…
Apostles of veganism in China find a ready and growing audience for plant-based message
ELAINE YAU: 'Raymond Xie went vegan six years ago... His compassion for animals originally prompted him to go vegan and promote veganism in Beijing.…
Kapparot: Why Thousands of Chickens Die in Cruel Jewish Holiday Ritual
DAVID BRENNAN: 'As Jewish communities worldwide gear up for Yom Kippur — the holiest day in the Jewish calendar — thousands of chickens will die as…
The March of Silence for Animal Rights
JULIE NEALON: 'Celebrities and activists come together in solidarity for animals during the March of Silence, which took place in downtown Los…
Congress Bans Consumption of Dogs and Cats, BUT with EXEMPTIONS
EWAN PALMER: 'The House of Representatives has passed a bill which outlaws the killing of cats and dogs for human consumption in a major victory for…
Noah’s Bark: 64 Hurricane Florence Cats and Dogs Rescued by Animal Lover in School Bus
JASON MURDOCK: 'Tennessee trucker has been branded a hero after driving into the path of Hurricane Florence in a yellow school bus last week to…
She heard their cries and couldn’t walk away, so she helped save 18 dogs from flood waters
ANDREW CARTER: 'April Casey tried to take a shortcut to somewhere else on Saturday when instead she arrived at a dead end – a flood that blocked her…
Veganism as a Tool for Compassion
ANDREW MILES: 'Some of the greatest thinkers in human history: Pythagoras, Gandhi, Tolstoy, Da Vinci, Einstein, Tesla... suggested at some point in…
US Wildlife Services is Really a Wildlife Killing Machine
GEORGE WUERTHNER: 'Wildlife Services is a secretive taxpayer-supported federal agency whose prime purpose is to kill wildlife. Wildlife Services…