Meet Israel’s Angriest Vegan, Tal Gilboa
SHIRA FEDER: 'In 2012, there were 70,000 vegans in Israel. But most Israelis didn’t know what the word vegan meant. In 2018, at least 5% of Israelis…
Killing them softly: Quebec drafts new rules to ‘protect’ dozens of farmed animal species under its welfare law
MORGAN LOWRY: 'The Quebec government is moving to expand the scope of its animal welfare legislation to offer increased protection to species…
U.S. Forest Service builds corral to allow sale of ‘wild’ horses for slaughter
SCOTT SONNER: The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral for wild horses in Northern California, which could allow it to bypass federal…
Which is the world’s most vegan city?
NAOMI LARSSON: 'The online food blog Chef’s Pencil used Google Trends data to look at the most popular cities for vegan-related searches, which were…
Terrified mother elephant and calf cruelly attacked and pelted with fireballs by ‘villagers’
NEIL MURPHY: 'Furious villagers launched fireballs at a terrified elephant mother and her calf in an attempt to scare them away from a settlement.…
New Jersey lawmakers consider giving (some) animals attorneys in court
CHRISTIE DUFFY: 'A bill has been proposed in New Jersey by State Assemblywoman Annette Quijano that would give cats and dogs an advocate in court...…
Whales are many things – but they are not a resource to be ‘harvested’
PETER SINGER: 'On Dec. 26, Japan announced that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet…
70-Year-Old Elephant Who Spent Her Life in Chains as Tourist Attractions Is Finally Free
KELLI BENDER: 'Gajraj is finally getting to enjoy retirement. The 70-year-old elephant was the first patient at Wildlife SOS‘ recently opened…
Canadian court strikes down policing powers of Ontario animal-protection officers
SEAN FINE: 'A Canadian judge has struck down the police-like powers of animal-cruelty investigators in Ontario because the agents are not subject to…
South Korean animal welfare charity group secretly exterminated 230 rescue dogs
SARA MALM: 'More than 230 canines rescued from South Korean dog-meat farms by Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE) were ordered by the head…