WAR DOGS ON DEATH ROW: Veteran dogs who saved thousands of lives while on duty in Afghanistan to be killed
RACHEL DALE & ANDY JEHRING: ‘Two Army dogs which helped save thousands of lives while on duty in Afghanistan will be put down next week, because…
Is vegetarianism the natural option?
TIM NEWMAN: ‘Are humans “designed” to eat meat — did we evolve to consume it? Anatomically, it seems to be a simple one. We don’t look like…
Researchers study consumer acceptance of in-vitro meat production
PHYS.ORG: ‘Factory farming and industry scandals have caused a reduction in meat consumption by Germans. Instead, consumption of vegetarian sausages…
Ethical Investors Have Been Missing Something When It Comes To Animals, But Now It’s Here
KATRINA FOX: ‘Investors are starting to become more discerning about where they put their money… Cruelty Free Investing, a 501C3 non-profit…
Crabs and lobsters deserve protection from being cooked alive
JONATHAN BIRCH: ‘Crabs and lobsters have a tough time at the hands of humans. In most countries, they are excluded from the scope of animal welfare…
The ‘big game’ killing field: Sickening bloodlust of trophy hunters who kill endangered animals for sport
WARREN MANGER: ‘A trophy hunter poses with pride beside the young elephant he has just killed. Philip Glass shows no remorse and even boasts: “God…
Fewer than 30 vaquitas porpoises are left in the wild
LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA: ‘In the past five years, the vaquita population — which lives in only a sliver of water between Mexico’s mainland and Baja…
What Trophy Hunting Does to the Elephants It Leaves Behind
VIRGINIA MORELL: ‘The idea that killing more elephants will help save the species is counter-intuitive, and its line of reasoning is difficult for…
Public slaughter pits Swiss tradition against modern thinking
STEPHANIE HESS: ‘On a wet Saturday morning, the small village of Sissach in canton Basel Country in the north of Switzerland, sees two pigs publicly…
The biggest myths people use to justify meat-eating
ALEX MYLES: ‘Whether it is due to cognitive dissonance or a general unwillingness to become educated about factory farming, there is an incredible…