Japan begins killing thousands of pigs as swine fever spreads
THE STRAITS TIMES: 'Japanese soldiers and local government officials began slaughtering around 6,600 pigs at a farm in Toyota City in Aichi prefecture…
LSU vet school improperly bought shelter animals for lab use, PETA says in complaint to USDA
KIM CHATELAIN: 'The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is the target of a complaint filed by a national animal rights group claiming the school may…
How ‘bodies on a chip’ can transform animal welfare
RACHEL NUWER: 'It was animal welfare, not conservation, that originally prompted Ken-Ichiro Kamei, a microengineer at Kyoto University, to look…
Vegan filmmaker nominated for British Bafta award for ’73 Cows’ documentary
GRAHAM YOUNG: 'Filmmaker Alex Lockwood is off to mingle with the cream of Hollywood at the Royal Albert Hall - after his no-budget 'moovie' called…
RIP ‘Gaja Muthassi’: After a lifetime of pain and suffering, oldest elephant in captivity has died aged 88
AFP NEWS: 'An Asian elephant believed to be the oldest ever in captivity has died aged 88 in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Awarded the title…
Unlimited Brutality: ‘Coyote Whacking’ Legal in Wyoming, Lawmakers Don’t Seem To Care
BETH DALBEY: 'It's stunning to animal rights activists and others that it is perfectly legal in Wyoming to chase coyotes down on snowmobiles until…
No Longer a ‘Cereal’ Killer: Kellogg to End Animal Tests
ZACHARY TOLIVER: 'After extensive discussions with PETA, the world’s largest cereal maker, Kellogg Company, has adopted a new public policy…
The vile cruelty behind the snakeskin industry exposed
JANE FRYER: 'Deep in the Indonesian jungle, reticulated pythons are being slaughtered by the thousands. Not quickly, or humanely — but…
Swiss Canton to Hold Referendum on Giving Primates Basic Rights
SPUTNIK: 'Basel-Stadt, one of 26 cantons in Switzerland, is considering granting fundamental rights to life to non-human primates following a court…
Has Big Business Hijacked Veganism – And Sold It Back To Us?
SARA SPARY: 'We are in the grip of a vegan revolution: a transformation of veganism from niche lifestyle choice for those who care about animal…