Animals Neglected and Suffering at Belvedere Zoo in Tunis
The animals are imprisoned in very small cages, neglected, dehydrated, and malnourished in a facility where maintenance, hygiene and good care are not provided.
Browsing: Wild Animals
Ex-Volunteers Expose Cruelty in the Name of Big Cat Conservation
Two women thought they were helping by hand-rearing cubs, until they learned some sinister truths. Now they run a sanctuary for big cats born victim to an exploitative industry.
Triumph and Grief: Excerpt from New Elephant Anthology
Elephant researcher Joyce Poole uses her experience witnessing wild elephants after two births to demonstrate how she came to understand elephants’ capacity to feel grief and joy.
People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas
Bushmeat consumption has devastated the populations of hundreds of wildlife species and been linked to the spread of zoological diseases such as the Ebola virus.
New Photography Book Shines Light on Hidden Animals in Our Lives
See select images from the new book HIDDEN, which compiles the work of forty photojournalists who document animal lives.
It’s High Time South Africa Shut Down Its Captive Lion Breeding Industry
Will the South African government and its high-level panel finally accept the overwhelming evidence that captive lion breeding should be stopped?
Abandoned Rabbits: Discarded Like Garbage
The number of people that are aware of this issue is astonishingly low. People see them and simply see a cute bunny, they do not see a discarded pet.
Coexisting with Cougars: An Interview with Mark Elbroch
These enigmatic big cats are typically viewed as a threat, both to humans and farmed animals. But are they actually? And can we learn to live together in harmony with them?
Watched to Death: Whale Watching and Washington’s Endangered Orcas
Experts have called for a moratorium on whale watching in the Pacific Northwest to protect the highly-endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, but the whale watching industry persists. Why, and why is this such an important issue?
Hunting Exemption Shines Light on Barbaric and Antiquated Pastime
The UK’s new guidelines regarding gatherings and activities in the time of COVID-19 set restrictions for public gatherings, but contain exceptions for hunting and shooting.
Over 60 Animal Protection and Environmental Organizations Call for Animal Welfare to be Addressed in COVID-19 Recovery Policies and Financing
The fact that the COVID-19 crisis very likely arose from the exploitation of animals has drawn greater attention to how human uses of animals can increase the risk of future pandemics.
Monkeys in Thailand Exploited as Coconut-Picking Machines
In some regions of Thailand, pig-tailed macaques are abusively trained, often with severe punishments, to harvest coconuts for the export industry.