Paul Watson v. Sea Shepherd: Standing up for direct action
GLEN BLACK: When Paul Watson posted on 28 July 2022 that “It is with great relief… I have ceased my employment and cut all ties with the Sea…
‘Animal Crisis’: Why self-centered human supremacism fails
MARC BEKOFF: A new book by eminent philosophers Drs. Alice Crary and Lori Gruen called Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory that offers a new ethic…
UN-GAGGED: U.S. federal judge strikes down latest version of Iowa ‘Ag-Gag’ law
ROX LAIRD: A federal judge in Des Moines held... that the latest version of Iowa’ so-called “ag-gag” law aimed at preventing animal rights groups…
THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Switzerland votes against ban on factory farming; UK drops fur and foie gras import ban
POLLY FOREMAN: Switzerland voted against a ban on factory farming in a referendum held yesterday (Sunday, September 25). The country made history by…
UN-TRUSS-WORTHY: New UK Prime Minister about to embark on the greatest betrayal of animal rights imaginable
JANE DALTON: The new prime minister, Liz Truss, has a funny relationship with animals. She says she’s a cat lover, but she has previously called for…
FOR THE LOVE OF GRAZE: Why are wild horses brutally uprooted from public lands while private ‘livestock’ can stay?
GINGER FEDAK: Every year, thousands of wild horses and burros are chased by helicopters and ripped from their native land in terrifyingly brutal,…
BRAIN LUST: China bets big on brain research with massive funding of cruel monkey experiments
DENNIS NORMILE: After 5 years of planning and debate, China has finally launched its ambitious contribution to neuroscience, the China Brain Project…
STUDY: Just like puppies and kittens, young chickens like to play too
DEVATA P. NAIR: When we think about animals at play, we tend to think of cats and dogs — the two most popular companion animals. But a recent study…
TRADING ‘LEFTOVERS’ : The dark side of zoos in Japan
MASAHIKO OHTA: At Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, a male lion cub named Earth once ruled like the king of the beasts, adored by visitors. But in…
ASSASSI-NATION: How the media failed Freya the Walrus
CLAIRE HAMLETT: Animal euthanasia is supposed to be an act of mercy. When animals are suffering from illness or injury and their quality of life is…