After a lifetime of abuse, a shocking number of ‘retired’ racing greyhounds are being euthanized
SAM DEAN:'Nearly 350 retiring greyhounds were killed last year because a suitable home could not be found for them, or because the costs of treating…
Veganism Is Growing in Japan, But Followers Say It Isn’t Always Easy
RACHEL KRANTZ: 'For a culture known for its precision, reliable statistics on the number of vegetarians in Japan are surprisingly hard to come by.…
Survey finds most vegans, vegetarians in Canada are under 35
ALI THOMSON: 'Younger Canadians are far more likely to be vegetarians or vegans than older generations, according to a survey that a researcher says…
Chimpanzee Personhood: The Philosophers’ Brief
ANDREW FENTON & L. SYD M JOHNSON: 'An amicus brief, drafted by 17 North American philosophers, was filed in support of a legal petition by the…
‘There is no kosher meat’: The Israelis full of zeal for going vegan
OLIVER HOLMES: 'There’s a wildcard option that some Israeli Jews have started using when they can’t find a restaurant with a kosher certificate:…
If You Had to Choose, Would You Say Chimpanzees Are Persons or Things?
ADAM SHRIVER: 'In everyday speech, the term ‘person’ often means roughly the same thing as ‘human,’ which in turn refers to someone who belongs to…
Meet the 21-Year-Old Entrepreneur and Animal Rights Activist Bringing Vegan Milk to India
KATRINA FOX: 'Eighteen months ago Abhay Rangan, a 21-year-old engineering student, was traveling 500km every week on his moped throughout Bangalore in…
The changing voices of North Atlantic right whales
NOAA: 'Researchers have found that right whale calls, much like human voices, change as individuals age. In a study published in Animal Behaviour,…
Public support for animal rights goes beyond keeping dogs out of overhead bins
GARRETT M. BROAD: 'U.S. law treats humans as the only animals considered “legal persons” capable of having rights. It designates all wild and…
Something Mysterious Is Killing Captive Gorillas
KRISTA LANGLOIS: 'In 2006 three beloved male gorillas from 21 to 34 years old died in quick succession... at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo... The…