SHAME HAS NO HOME THERE: After ignoring outrageous welfare violations, NIH defunds Colombian research facility that abused monkeys
PHIE JACOBS: A malaria research facility in Colombia that came under scrutiny early this year after allegations it mistreated monkey test subjects…
PROCEED WITH CAUTION: By ‘helping’ wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives
JULIAN AVERY: Wild animals have genetic associations with specific habitats that have evolved over many generations. Relocating them can disrupt…
FIRE IN THE BELLY: Is practicing Ethical Veganism a human right? Canadian firefighter still waiting for hearing
MICHELE MANDEL: Adam Knauff is badly needed; he should be in the bush fighting the wildfires raging throughout Ontario and much of the country this…
‘The Novichok of Bees’: Neonicotinoids – It’s time to stop the insect apocalypse
ROBERT KOHLER: Amy van Saun, an attorney for the nonprofit Center for Food Safety, writing about the shocking disappearance of bees and other…
Animal Liberation Later: Most consumers of meat know that animals matter, but they choose to act as if this isn’t the case
MATT JOHNSON: One of the strange pathologies of our time is our eagerness to condemn previous generations for failing to observe contemporary…
THE VEGAN STIGMA: Why vegans may be considered a marginalized population
KATHERINE COMPITUS: Vegan psychology focuses on the specific psychological needs and stressors of people who identify as vegan, including the…
DO NOT DISTURB: Exploring the barriers to animal activism and the potential of ‘quiet’ activism
BRYANT RESEARCH: Defining animal activism can be difficult. Broadly, animal activists believe animals deserve to live happy, cruelty-free lives.…
INVESTIGATION: NIH agency looking to keep funding Colombian monkey research lab shut-down by government
CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO: Documents obtained by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) indicate that the National…
CHANGE-UP ‘BLUES’: Lab chimpanzee Vanilla sees blue sky for first time after 29 years in horrific captivity
MICHAEL KAPLAN: For the first time in her 29 years, a chimp named Vanilla finally saw the sky. A viral video, posted to YouTube by the animal…
THROUGH THE EYES OF: New investigative technique transforms ‘food’ animals into investigators
DONNY MOSS: An animal rights organization in Israel has announced a groundbreaking investigative technique to help activists around the world expose…