New Zealand Legally Recognises Animals as ‘Sentient’ Beings
ANIMAL EQUALITY: 'An amendment to New Zealand law on behalf of the The Animal Welfare Amendment Bill, which was recently passed, states that…
Research finds that orangutans can communicate about the past just like humans
ADRIANO REIS E. LAMEIRA: 'In the low mountain rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, a research team simulated a natural encounter with a predator to…
A dog’s life: What would I sacrifice for the animal I love?
SHAWNA RICHER: 'A three-year-old Labrador retriever/Border collie rescue, Scout has the ears, short black coat and webbed toes of a black Lab, and…
Human Activity is Causing Cancer in Wild Animals
LUKAS JASIUNAS: 'Just like humans, many wild animals are experiencing anthropogenic changes in their environments. Several studies have already…
My beef with vegans says more about ME than THEM
DAVID MITCHELL: 'Speaking as a meat-eater, I find it annoying how many vegans there suddenly are... I think what I find annoying, deep down... is…
Bees can count using only four brain cells
BROOKS HAYS: 'New research reveals how bees count using minimal brain power. To better understand bees' mathematic abilities, scientists designed a…
US big game hunter who boasted of gunning down goats and stags on Scottish island faces criminal charges
DANYAL HUSSAIN: 'An American big-game hunter who boasted of gunning down local animals while visiting a Scottish island is now facing criminal…
Plastic vegans: Commodity culture and its effects on nonhuman species
ANTI-SPECIESIST ACTION COLLECTIVE: 'Consumer culture is a celebration of possessive individualism which cultivates isolation and selfishness. We are…
Animal rights protestors criticized for demonstrating outside children’s hospital
OLIVIA PETTER: 'Demonstrators have been criticised for protesting outside a children’s hospital in Brisbane during a Christmas celebration in order…
Federal inspectors find inhumane killings, injuries at Puerto Rico’s only zoo
AP: 'Federal inspections at Puerto Rico's only zoo have found animals sacrificed inhumanely or for unclear reasons, inadequate veterinary care and a…