Chimpanzee Sign Language Study Reveals Uncanny Parallels to Human Speech
SARAH SLOAT: 'Scientists have identified 66 gestures that chimps use to communicate, theorizing that they resemble human language. Now, a new study…
Vegan activist charged with trespass after sneaking into a pig farm to live broadcast
NIC WHITE: 'A vegan activist who allegedly snuck into a farm to show how pigs are treated has been charged with trespassing. James Warden streamed…
The mirror test for animal self-awareness reflects the limits of human cognition
EPHRAT LIVNI: 'The mirror test is often used as a way of measuring whether animals possess self-awareness. But now that a species of fish — the…
“Self-Aware” Fish Raise Questions About Animal Cognition
JASON DALEY: 'For the last few decades, researchers have used a technique called the mirror recognition test to study self-awareness in animals.…
Brexit: Ministers warned not to weaken animal welfare laws after UK leaves EU
JANE DALTON: 'Ministers have been warned not to water down animal protection laws after Brexit, as a poll found eight in 10 people believed they…
Wellington Zoo euthanizes four male baboons due to ‘fighting’: If we could only apply this logic to humans
NEWS NOW: 'Wellington Zoo's "extremely difficult" decision to euthanise a group of four male baboons has come under fire from Animal rights group…
Ending the age of animal cruelty
EZRA KLEIN: 'Industrial animal agriculture relies on engineering broiler chickens that grow almost seven times as quickly as they would naturally.…
UK’s Porton Down investigation: Deadly nerve agent tests left animals gasping, writhing and shaking before dying
JANE DALTON: 'A deadly nerve agent was used to poison dozens of guinea pigs during tests that left them writhing, gasping and shaking at the Porton…
If you think cats are antisocial, maybe it’s you, scientists find
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'Researchers at Oregon State University found, many pet and shelter cats are pretty eager to interact with humans — particularly…
Hunters shoot at French vegan animal rights protesters who stepped in to save a deer
JULIAN ROBINSON: 'Hunters shot at vegan animal rights activists as they tried to save a stag (deer) in France. The clip, filmed in…