Activists rescue chickens from slaughterhouse in Toronto
BLOGTO: 'The latest in a string of recent animal rights protests across Toronto saw activists storm Toronto's Maple Leaf Foods poultry…
Elephant Tikiiri broken by neglect looks close to death in harrowing new image
POPPY DENBY: 'Broken by neglect, Tikiiri the elephant looks close to death as she lies on the ground surrounded by men unwilling, or unable, to…
Marc Bekoff: Why Are Cages Bad for Nonhumans and OK for Humans?
MARC BEKOFF: 'I recently learned of a book titled Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment by Justin Marceau, Professor of Law and the…
Animal rights advocates take a page from environmentalists’ playbook
THOMAS WALKOM: 'Activists borrow from one another. In the past, radical environmentalists borrowed from the animal liberation movement. Now animal…
The U.S. Constitution, the Endangered Species Act, and Animal Agriculture
RON MAXWELL & BRUCE FEIN: 'It appears that the Trump administration is saluting Obama’s ill-conceived precedent when it comes to weakening the…
French animal rights groups denounce rabbit breeding in cages
RFI: 'French animal rights activists have released a video showing rabbits being bred in inhumane conditions, piled one on top of another in metal…
UK’s badger cull set to widen – putting more creatures in the firing line
BEN GLAZE: 'Thousands more badgers face being slaughtered as the Government is poised to widen its cull to 10 more areas. Oxfordshire, Shropshire…
Jessica Scott-Reid: If Toronto’s animal rights activists disturbed your weekend, they succeeded
JESSICA SCOTT-REID: 'If you are annoyed with animal rights activists right now, after having your weekend or Monday morning disrupted, then they —…
UNTIL EVERY CAGE IS EMPTY: Connecticut court rejects appeal in elephant rights case
DAVE COLLINS: 'Advocates for human rights for animals lost another legal battle Friday in their efforts to free three elephants from a Connecticut…
RIP Sarah: The World’s Smartest Chimp Has Died
LORI GRUEN: 'Do other animals think, and what do they think about? Sarah, a chimpanzee who died last week in her late 50s, offers some important…