WeWork Was Right To Go Vegetarian
JEFF McMAHON: 'Writing for NBC, the science journalist Erin Biba criticizes WeWork for taking its communal workplaces vegetarian, on the grounds…
Majority of Americans Now Oppose Experiments on Animals, Survey Shows
ZACHARY TOLIVER: 'For the first time ever, a majority of Americans oppose the use of animals in experiments, according to a new Pew Research Center…
12000 Texas physicians accuse cattle industry of false ‘beef advertising’ claims
LYNN BREZOSKY: 'The Texas Beef Council trumpets its message in colorful brochures designed for doctor’s offices across Texas and internet searches…
Heartbreaking moment orphaned orangutan is rescued from palm oil plantation
JANE WHARTON: 'A plantation worker called Rahman found the adorable ape crying in the bushes and reported the discovery to his manager. Thinking the…
How Orca Whales Went from Hated, to Adored, to Endangered
SIMON WORRALL: 'It was not so long ago that "killer" whales were reviled as vicious pests, shot, harpooned, and even machine-gunned by whalers,…
Software beats animal tests at predicting toxicity of chemicals
RICHARD VAN NOORDEN: 'Machine-learning software trained on masses of chemical-safety data is so good at predicting some kinds of toxicity that it…
Eating Meat: What Do Philosophers Say?
JOAN McGREGOR: 'WeWork, a co-working and office space company, recently made a company policy not to serve or reimburse meals that include meat...…
‘Imago Dei’ or ‘Imago Diabolus’?: Christian Southern Baptists posted a video opposing animal cruelty — and then profusely apologized for it
BERNY BELVEDERE: 'The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission ... posted a video online about the ethical treatment of…
What Do Most Newspapers Say About Vegans? Hint: Fake News
CLAIRE YIP: 'Most people would probably agree that vegans have a mixed reputation in Western societies. People can see vegans as ascetic,…
What you need to know before putting your ‘pet’ on a vegan diet
MARTHA SORREN: 'In recent years, there's been an uptick in interest around putting dogs and cats on a vegetarian or vegan diet. But not everyone is…