Fury at Swedish university which plans to MURDER 6 Labradors for dental implant experiment
CLAIRE GILBODY-DICKERSON: 'Thousands are protesting against six Labradors being killed as part of a lab experiment aimed at developing teeth…
Farmer fires gun shots at peaceful vegan protesters in Western Australia, police says that’s OK
PHOEBE LOOMES: 'An Australian farmer who fired shots after vegans filming his grazing calves refused to leave his rural WA property will not be…
Texas big game hunter paid Pakistani government $110,000 to kill a rare Himalayan goat
MEGAN SHEETS: 'A big game trophy hunter from Texas paid $110,000 to kill a rare Himalayan mountain goat as part of a conservation program that aims…
Spelling bees? No, but they can do arithmetic, say researchers
NICOLA DAVIS: 'Honeybees can learn to add and subtract, according to research showing that while the insects have tiny brains, they are still…
In an Australian first, the ACT may legally recognise animals’ feelings
BRONWYN ORR: 'The ACT (Australian Capital Territory) is currently considering legislation that would enshrine animal “sentience” in the law, which…
MARC BEKOFF: Here’s what you need to know about the emotional lives of animals
MARC BEKOFF: 'Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. Dogs are able…
Brigitte Bardot: ‘I know what it feels like to be hunted’
DALYA ALBERGE: 'She was the ultimate screen goddess, who gave it all up, dedicating herself to protecting animals for the past 46 years. Now, in a…
Massive campaign to save British chimp from German zoo fails despite thousands pleading for ‘Bili’
DEBBIE WHITE: 'A massive campaign to rescue a bullied British chimp from a German zoo has failed despite thousands pleading for ‘Bili’ to be…
Testing synthetic cannabis on rats ‘won’t make it safe for humans’
ESTHER TAUNTON: 'New Zealand's "legal high" law doesn't work, but testing on animals isn't the answer and will be met with fierce resistance,…
Fury over decision to let trophy hunters kill 2,000 hippos in Zambia
TIM STICKINGS: 'Animal rights campaigners have voiced fury at the Zambian government's decision to allow trophy hunters to kill 2,000 hippos in a…