Starving elderly elephant’s emaciated body is hidden by Buddhist festival costume
JOE ROBERTS: 'A starving 70-year-old elephant is made to walk miles every night so people can feel ‘blessed’ at a religious festival, an activist…
Stealing Lauri: A pig rescue highlights the concerns over antibiotics in (a)livestock
ANDREW JACOBS: 'Although scientists agree that the heavy use of antibiotics in livestock contributes significantly to the problem of drug…
U.S. Wildlife Services reauthorizes use of spring-loaded cyanide bomb traps to kill animals
RALPH R. ORTEGA: 'The Trump administration reauthorized the government's continued use of controversial, spring-activated devices that spray…
Horrific pain and suffering of chickens at farms supplying major UK supermarkets revealed
ALESSIO PERRONE: 'Horrific pain and suffering inflicted on chickens bred at farms supplying major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and…
‘Framing’: How animal advocates can package messages for maximum impact
KOPAL JHA: 'Language is one of the most powerful tools in an animal advocate’s arsenal. Presented appropriately, conservation becomes a compelling…
Faunalytics Animal Tracker 2019: Contradictions In Public Opinion
LINDA TYLER: 'The Faunalytics Animal Tracker is the only longitudinal survey dedicated to animal issues, and it monitors a range of opinions and…
Infamous Thai zoo is exposed for the cruelty that animals are forced to endure
CHRIS PLEASANCE: 'Harrowing footage captured inside an infamous Thai zoo has exposed the cruelty that its animals are forced to endure. Traumatised…
Bullfighting returns to Majorca after partial ban overturned
BBC: 'Bullfighting is returning to Majorca after a partial ban on the practice was overturned by Spain's top court. Part of a law adopted by the…
Farmed Animal Transport: The Cruelest Leg Along the Road to Slaughter
JESSICA SCOTT-REID: 'Transport is often an overlooked step along a farmed animal’s journey towards slaughter, yet it can truly be the most…
First ever prosecution planned in Ireland over guinea pig, goldfish neglect
BRIAN HUTTON: 'Ireland’s largest animal welfare organisation is preparing for what it says would be the first case of a prosecution of a pet-owner…