Ending the age of animal cruelty
EZRA KLEIN: 'Industrial animal agriculture relies on engineering broiler chickens that grow almost seven times as quickly as they would naturally.…
UK’s Porton Down investigation: Deadly nerve agent tests left animals gasping, writhing and shaking before dying
JANE DALTON: 'A deadly nerve agent was used to poison dozens of guinea pigs during tests that left them writhing, gasping and shaking at the Porton…
If you think cats are antisocial, maybe it’s you, scientists find
KARIN BRULLIARD: 'Researchers at Oregon State University found, many pet and shelter cats are pretty eager to interact with humans — particularly…
Hunters shoot at French vegan animal rights protesters who stepped in to save a deer
JULIAN ROBINSON: 'Hunters shot at vegan animal rights activists as they tried to save a stag (deer) in France. The clip, filmed in…
Boohoo online store faces backlash for banning wool products over animal rights concerns
EMILY MEE: 'Fashion website Boohoo has become the first UK mainstream retailer to ban the use of wool in its products - but has faced backlash over…
Ethical Views on the Use and Abuse of Animals
MARC BEKOFF: 'The use of animals is a contentious issue, but the ethical orientations that people draw on when evaluating different forms of animal…
Wildlife park visitors play tug-of-war with lions at UK’s Dartmoor Zoo
TERRI-ANN WILLIAMS: 'A 'moronic' zoo has been blasted for letting children as young as eight play a tug-of-war with lions and tigers in a…
Michael Gove: British dairy farmers must be protected from vegan activists
JACOB JARVIS: 'Dairy farmers require protection from vegan activists who cause "fear" and try to stop businesses from operating, Michael Gove said.…
The great escape: Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure
BEN QUINN: 'Chimpanzees have used a branch to escape from their enclosure at Belfast zoo in the second breach by animals in recent weeks. They took…
Campaigners urge South African zoo to move ‘lonely’ elephant Lammie to a sanctuary
CHRIS DYER: 'Lammie, the last African elephant at Johannesburg Zoo, and her mate Kinkel had been together for 17 years after he was rescued in the…