STUDY: Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE: A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’ – and those with the greatest…
‘I Could Never Go Vegan’: New documentary explores why so many feel that way
SOPHIE HIRSH: Pretty much every non-vegan on Earth has uttered the phrase, “I could never go vegan.” (And so has nearly every vegan, before learning…
Miami Seaquarium tried putting dolphins on a diet to perform better for visitors
ROBYN WHITE: Miami Seaquarium has faced criticism after putting nine of its captive dolphins on diets, which—according to a USDA report—caused them…
Raging Over Spilt Milk: Behind the scenes of Animal Rebellion
TOM ELLEN: People were shocked, and understandably so,’ says Steve Bone, a 40-year-old photographer from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. ‘I mean — you walk…
ORGANS-ON-CHIPS: What if we didn’t have to test new drugs on animals?
EMILY SOHN: The list of people and organizations celebrating a potential new law modifying a longstanding FDA mandate on animal testing is long,…
Wayne Hsiung: How Harvard University justifies animal torture with the doctrine of “necessary evil”
WAYNE HSIUNG: The philosopher Hannah Arendt, in her groundbreaking book Eichmann in Jerusalem, coined what is among the most fundamental concepts…
Vegan activist takes Switzerland to human rights court over prison diet
PHILIP ALTERMANN: Switzerland has been challenged at the European court of human rights over a failure to provide adequate vegan diets to a prisoner…
‘Taking Note’: Over 100 musicians interviewed for new animal rights film
EMILY CARTER: A new documentary charting the history and crossover of music with animal rights has been revealed. Featuring over 100 interviews with…
BLOODWORK: How the extraction of horse blood is sparking controversy in Iceland
MARIO BOWDEN: Animal rights groups continue to call for Iceland's controversial horse 'blood farms' to be shut down – one year after a video exposed…
Wildlife Conservation: Bringing compassion to wild animals
MARC BEKOFF: Wildlife populations globally are in deep trouble because of human exploitation that ranges from slaughtering individuals "in the name…