Gary L. Francione: The Zouma Brothers have been sentenced; Now what about the rest of us?
GARY L. FRANCIONE: West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma pled guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act by kicking and slapping his cat and causing the…
June 5, 2022: It’s National Animal Rights Day
NARD: National Animal Rights Day (NARD) 12 will be commemorated around the world on Sunday June 5, 2022.
Established by the non-profit Our Planet.…
LET THEM EAT ‘POO’: Animal rights group criticizes British university’s faeces research
DAVID HANNANT: The University of East Anglia has defended a research project which involved feeding mice their own faeces, after criticism from…
Manu Joseph: The extraordinary ‘human rights’ of animals in India
MANU JOSEPH: I can see it on their smug faces. Across Gurugram, cows sense a bright future. They stand on various roads looking in one direction,…
THAT’S NOT ‘IT’: Most publications show clear bias when reporting on animals
JESSICA SCOTT-REID: According to The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook - the go-to style guide for most journalists in the U.S. — when referring to…
A PHIS(SURE): Why the USDA cannot effectively enforce the Animal Welfare Act
MERRITT CLIFTON: Responsible for federal Animal Welfare Act enforcement, such as it is, the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S.…
Lisa Jones-Engel: She experimented on primates for decades, now she wants to shut down the labs
HARRIET BROWN: “Right here! Beneath our feet! Are 300 monkeys! They haven’t seen sunshine! In years!” Lisa Jones-Engel stands outside the entrance…
Wayne Hsiung: Why cover-ups backfire
WAYNE HSIUNG: The Utah Court of Appeal denied our petition to review a lower court order that prohibits the presentation of animal cruelty evidence…
‘When Pigs Escape’: A beautiful story of animal resistance and human solidarity
JOSEP MORENO: In June 2021, a pig escaped from a farm in Nottinghamshire and gave birth to ten piglets shortly after in the woods. After a dog…
‘What Are They Hiding?’: Marineland Canada bans animal rights advocates from entering park
LIAM CASEY: Marineland has banned a number of people from its premises, some of whom have never visited the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction,…