FRANS DE WAAL: We know more about animal cognition than ever — it’s time to consider the moral implications
FRANS DE WAAL: 'Changes in our attitude towards animals are long overdue. This applies equally to certain academic disciplines, which still place…
Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates
CHRIS BARANIUK: 'New Caledonian crows belong to the corvid family of birds – as do jackdaws, rooks, jays, magpies and ravens. In recent years, the…
VICTORY: Ethical Vegans deserve same legal protection as religious people, UK judge rules
AMY WOODYATT: 'A judge has ruled that Ethical Veganism qualifies as a philosophical belief protected under UK law. Jordi Casamitjana, an "ethical…
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER: Thousands of farm animals are killed after suffering horrific burns in Australia bushfires
LOUISE AYLING: 'Thousands of cattle and sheep will be "put down" after suffering serious burns in the latest bushfires between the New South Wales…
GHASTLY NEW YEAR: ‘Entertaining’ fireworks kill all the animals in German zoo’s monkey house
TOM DAVIDSON: 'All the animals in a zoo monkey house were killed after a devastating fire which is could have been started by New Year's…
FOR THE ANIMALS: 2019 was a surprisingly good year for animal rights
ELISA ALLEN: 'This time last year, both The Economist and Forbes predicted that 2019 would be the "year of the vegan", and boy were they right!…
California’s groundbreaking law to prohibit sales of animal-tested cosmetics goes into effect on January 1st
KATE ANDERTON: 'A groundbreaking law, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, which passed in 2018, will ban all sales of cosmetics that have…
Damian Aspinall: The animal park boss who wants people to stop paying to see animals in captivity
SEBASTIAN MURPHY-BATES: 'Damian Aspinall, who chairs the foundation that runs Howletts Wild Animal Park, wants every zoo phased out within 25 years.…
Marc Bekoff: The Psychology Behind Why We Love and Exploit Animals
MARC BEKOFF: 'A few months ago, I was asked to write an endorsement for a book edited by Dr. Kristof Dhont (University of Kent, UK) and Dr. Gordon…
Maneka Gandhi: Veganism should focus on eliminating consumer choices involving animal abuse
MANEKA GANDHI: 'Vegan festivals are probably good, in that they create a climate for you to turn into a non meat/milk/egg person, but these are…