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…
The secret inner life of the bumblebee (and other insects)
LARS CHITTKA: 'Followers of Rene Descartes have argued that consciousness is a uniquely human attribute, perhaps facilitated by language, that…
Would human extinction be a tragedy?
TODD MAY: 'There are stirrings of discussion these days in philosophical circles about the prospect of human extinction... Would human extinction be…
Oregon begins killing sea lions after ‘relocation’ fails
GILLIAN FLACCUS: 'The state Department of Fish and Wildlife obtained a federal permit in November to kill up to 93 California sea lions annually…
An elephant’s personhood on trial: A legal case poses a fundamental question about animals’ rights.
BRANDON KEIM: 'Forty-seven years ago, the Asian elephant now known as Happy was one of seven calves captured — probably in Thailand — and sent to…
BRUTISH counter-terror police ‘to protect farm and factory workers from vegan protests’
ZOE DREWETT: 'People working in the meat industry are seeking protection from counter-terror police after threats of extreme protests by vegan…
Sadistic Canadian Police Officer Runs Over (and Over, and Over) Injured Deer FOR 15 MINUTES
GLOBAL NEWS: 'A woman in Lethbridge, Alta., captured a disturbing incident on her cellphone of a police officer running over a deer multiple times…