USDA’s enforcement of animal welfare laws plummeted in 2018, agency figures show
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'Two years ago, the Agriculture Department issued 192 written warnings to breeders, exhibitors and research labs that allegedly…
Eating avocados doesn’t mean you’re failing at being vegan
MIRANDA LARBI: 'Plant-based people were hit with the devastating news that avocados might not actually be vegan. Imagine the waves of horror and…
Rescue group still waiting for government ‘permission’ to save starving animals from Albanian ‘zoo from hell’
SARA MALM: The maltreated animals which Albanian authorities ordered to be rescued from a 'zoo from hell' are still languishing in their cramped…
Study: What Inspires Animal Protection Policy?
OWEN ROGERS: 'What determines a society’s willingness to protect animals? What inspires policy-makers to take animal issues seriously, and act?…
Disturbing footage shows horrific abuse as sheep are kicked, punched and dragged on Scottish farms
MARK MCGIVERN: 'The Scottish SPCA are probing claims of appalling cruelty at Scottish sheep farms. Undercover operatives of animal welfare charity…
Cowards on the run: Moment herd turns on hunters after they gun down bull elephant
GUY BIRCHALL: 'Cowardly hunters flee in panic when a herd of elephants charged at them after they shot one of the bulls. Video shows two men trying to…
Ranked: The Best American Cities for Vegans and Vegetarians
EVE WATLING: 'It’s more likely than ever that your next-door neighbor, office workmate or your Tinder date will turn out be vegan too.Although the…
‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss
BEN GUARINO: 'Insects around the world are in a crisis, according to a small but growing number of long-term studies showing dramatic declines in…
Elephants Forced to Perform Underwater Tricks in Zoo
SHANE CROUCHER: 'The Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, runs shows in which elephants swim, dance and do tricks at the behest of a trainer…
Ants invented agriculture long before humans started watching ‘ant farms’
JOE CASPERMEYER: 'About 50 years ago, the first ant farms took off in popular culture, turning children into backyard scientists. Turns out, a…