LIBERATING LOLITA: Will Lolita be released? Damning report renew animal rights advocates’ fervor
ANTONIO FINS: After a quarter century of futility, advocates seeking the release of Lolita the Killer Whale have renewed fervor. The sources for…
PRIMAL FEAR: Many animals show lasting changes in behavior and physiology after a traumatic experience
SHARON LEVY: Behavioral ecologists Liana Zanette and Michael Clinchy,... both at the University of Western Ontario,... study what they call the…
PREEMPTIVE STRIKE: Six animal rights activists were arrested AHEAD of turkey farm protest in Ontario. What happened?
SORAV MALHOTRA: In the early morning hours of October 3rd, 2021, six animal rights activists were arrested after leaving their houses. The arrests…
DEADLY ENCOUNTER: Should we kill trillions more animals to save the planet?
HANNAH RITCHIE: While all-out vegetarianism and veganism is becoming more popular, it’s still a minority position. Recent polls suggest that just…
IT’S ALL AN ‘ACT’: USDA accused of ignoring Animal Welfare Act violations in favor of business interests
RACHEL FOBAR: During a 2017 inspection of Monterey Zoo, formerly known as Wild Things Animal Rentals, Inc., in Salinas, California, federal…
Susana Monsó: What animals think of death
SUSANA MONSO: When the Virginia opossum feels threatened, she plays dead... To all outward appearance, she is no different from a corpse. In this…
‘COMPLETE ANIMAL LIBERATION’: Tash Peterson on disruptive activism, its benefits and fallouts
SAMANTHA FERGUSON: Notorious. Militant vegan. Serial pest. That's how media outlets have described Tash Peterson. The 27-year-old animal rights…
THE TENTACLES OF CARNALITY: Octopus ‘farming research’ facility is drawing the wrath of animal rights activists
BRITTANY LYTE: A growing appetite for octopus from the Mediterranean to South America is driving researchers on multiple continents to study…
POISON TAILS: Animal rights activists in hazmat suits protest monkey breeding facility conditions
ROB O'DELL: Animal activists donned full hazmat suits to protest the conditions of monkeys at monkey facility north of Mesa, Arizona that has come…
THE CONS OF ‘CONSERVATION’: Renowned Columbus Zoo and Aquarium loses accreditation over animal exploitation activities
JENNIFER SMOLA SHAFFER: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has lost its accreditation with its industry's top accrediting body amid concerns regarding…