Activists urge Kenya to halt ‘horrific’ donkey skin sales to China
FRAN BLANDY: 'Donkey skins are exported to China to make a traditional medicine known as ejiao, which is believed to improve blood circulation, slow…
California lawmakers vote to ban the use of circus performing animals, with major loopholes
ANDREW SHEELER: 'California lawmakers voted to outlaw the use of circus performing animals. The state Senate voted unanimously for the Senate Bill…
Baby elephant forced to dance for tourists dies after becoming so weak his legs snapped
KATE BUCK: 'A ‘skeletal’ baby elephant who was forced to ‘rave’ for tourists in Thailand has died. The three-year-old, who spent his entire life at…
Another horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack, the 25th since late December
JOHN CHERWA: 'Santa Anita had its second horse death in four days when a first-time starter pulled up during a race Sunday and was euthanized. It…
INVESTIGATION: Inside South Korea’s Largest Horse Slaughterhouse
PETA: 'South Korea, where horse-meat restaurants abound, hopes to become a major player in international horse racing—Koreans bet more than US$8…
Thousands march for animal rights in Hong Kong
NG KANG-CHUNG: 'Thousands of people braved the scorching heat of Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon to march in support of animal rights as they called…
Friends not food: Inside the thriving community of Vegans in the Philippines
MARJ CASAL: 'Every Sunday, in a corner street in San Juan, this is what the volunteers of Metro Manila Animals Save (MMAS) are trying to make people…
Jane Smith: The first person in the UK to win a council seat on an animal rights platform
JANE SMITH: 'In recent local elections, for the first time in UK political history, an ‘animal party’ won a seat at the ballot box. The party was…
INVESTIGATION: Asian workers brutally tearing hair off goats to fuel global cashmere trade
TRACY YOU: 'A shocking undercover investigation has revealed how workers in Asia savagely rip hair off goats to fuel the global cashmere trade. The…
British teachers arrested in Oman after trying to rescue abused dogs
PAUL SIMS: 'Two British teachers have been arrested in Oman for trying to rescue a pair of dogs tied up in 95F heat. Jenny Green, 33, believed the…