Outcry over Pakistan contest for camels that forces them to lift loads as heavy as a car
CHRIS PLEASANCE: ''Animal rights activists have blasted a 'barbaric' camel weight-lifting contest which sees animals loaded up with packs of rocks…
U.S. Senator calls for Santa Anita to stop all racing after 23rd horse is murdered
ALEX JOHNSON: 'Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for all racing to be suspended at Santa Anita Park on Tuesday after a 23rd horse was fatally injured…
Costly USDA proposal would spend more tax dollars and help animal abusers
DELCIANNA J. WINDERS: 'For years the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been using your tax dollars to help animal-exploiting outfits like…
USDA ceases research experiments and murder of kittens
JULIA JACOBO: 'The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will end all experiments on kittens at its Maryland laboratory…
‘Animal Matters’ (Episode 1): The New Video Series About Animal Rights, Factory Farms, and the Agriculture Industry
GLENN GREENWALD: 'With remarkable speed, the cause of animal rights and the abuses of industrial animal agriculture have been catapulted from fringe…
Why animal cruelty should become a matter for dedicated police units
KENDRA COULTER: 'Who should enforce animal cruelty laws and how? This is an important question that deserves careful consideration. It has serious…
University of Michigan lab lost mutant rabbit, poisoned fish, gave mice cancer, reports show
GUS BURNS: 'Within six months, University of Michigan animal testing laboratories accidentally lost a mutant rabbit, poisoned nearly 11,500 zebra…
New York City Council proposes legislation to ban sale of fur apparel
CARL CAMPANILE: 'New York City could soon be a fur-less metropolis if Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) has his way. Johnson, who…
Study: Differing Empathy In Vegetarians, Vegans, And Omnivores
CELINE ICARD-STOLL: 'For many, the choice to follow a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle is an easy one to make; it’s a decision grounded in ethics and…
The super-intelligent octopus as lab animal
BEN GUARINO: 'Close relatives of squids, flamboyant cuttlefish are camouflage experts that can dramatically alter their skin textures and colors.…