Netflix’s Tiger King Does More Harm Than Good
The sensationalism obscured what the main focus of the series should have been: that the abuse of privately-owned big cats is a serious problem, and that legislation must be put in place to fix it.
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And Say the Researcher Responded?
I went to the zoo to study primates, to turn their behaviors into numbers on a chart. Instead, I found a complicated world, with five orangutans at the center of a twisted web of relationships.
Hunting and the War on Wildlife
We need to create new wildlife management policies and practices that do not include hunting and killing, but that instead incorporate the intrinsic value and interests of individual animals, species populations, and entire ecosystems.
Feeding Hungry Souls and Spirits
Christie Smith offers her advice and looks back on 35 years of helping companion animals via a local organization devoted to sheltering and adoptions.
As COVID Pummels Slaughterhouse Workers, Meat Companies Won’t Slow Down
As COVID-19 plagues the US, large meat companies and the USDA continue to put slaughterhouse workers’ lives in jeopardy and completely disregard animal welfare.
Alba the Albino Orangutan is Thriving in the Wild
A Bornean orangutan named Alba, who is believed to be the only albino orangutan alive in the world, is thriving in the rainforest where she was released more than a year ago.
Fighting COVID-19 Without Animal Tests
Typically, potential vaccines undergo extensive animal testing before use in human clinical trials. In their urgency for developing a COVID-19 vaccine, some researchers are skipping this step, exposing animal testing for what it is: wasteful, unnecessary and inapplicable to humans.
Ban All Wildlife Markets, Says UN Migratory Species Ambassador
A global ban on wildlife markets is necessary to protect both humans and other animals, says a UN Migratory Species Ambassador.
Activists Use Social Distancing to Draw Attention to Animal Confinement
While the stress and isolation we are experiencing under lockdown is temporary, for the animals we exploit there is no relief from confinement.
Was Jesus Killed for Opposing Animal Sacrifice?
On Good Friday, a religious scholar reflects on the role animal liberation played in the death of Jesus.
Advocating for Animals and Other Causes
A seasoned animal advocate discusses what she’s learned from decades of working to help animals in a variety of ways, from fighting for legislative changes to saving dogs from post-Katrina floods.
Coronavirus and Companion Animals
A number of inaccuracies are circulating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can your pets catch and give you the virus? Are pets being killed in China to contain the virus?