Vancouver Aquarium bows to pressure to ban whales, dolphins
SUSAN LAZARUK: 'By reluctantly agreeing to a ban on keeping cetaceans in captivity, the Vancouver Aquarium hopes to be able to “get on with” its…
Sympathy for the Devil? Not Exactly — Snakes Deserve Compassion Too
WILDLIFE SOS: 'Snake charming has long been associated with “tradition” and religious veneration in India... Festivals such as Nag Panchami see…
Chickens Are Not “Dumb Clucks” After All
ROBBY BERMAN: 'Difficult as it obviously is to know what, if anything, is on an animal’s mind, scientists have been piecing together evidence of…
Jordan urged to end animal torture at Petra site
SEBASTIAN USHER: 'Animal rights group Peta has launched an international campaign to try to end the mistreatment of working animals in the ancient…
Norway to Shut Down All Mink and Fox Fur Factories By 2025
CHRISTIANNA SILVA: 'Norway introduced a total ban on fur farming... A statement by the Norwegian animal rights organization NOAH said. Norway has…
Are animals conscientious?
MIKEL MARIA DELGADO: 'Conscientiousness as a personality dimension has multiple facets, and typically describes people who plan ahead, who are…
NhRP Continues Legal Fight For Elephant Rights In Connecticut
LAUREN CHOPLIN: 'The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) announced it has filed a motion to re-argue with the Connecticut Superior Court, Litchfield…
Bizarre Chinese Health Remedy Requiring Donkey Skin is Leading to Millions of Grotesque Animal Deaths
KRISTIN HUGO: 'In China, African donkeys are a source for a trendy, supposedly medicinal product, and the animals are losing their skins, and lives,…
Insects Are the Canaries In Our Coal Mine
MATTHEW J. EDLUND: 'Insects are a large part of the animal biomass of our planet. They are crucial to our survival in many ways, particularly as…
Why humans need to rethink their place in the animal kingdom
SIMON BARNES: 'Most of our science, philosophy and religion starts from the assumption that there are humans and there are animals – and there could…