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Living With Wild Animals, Part One: Cash Cows or Fellow Beings?
The notion that Earth is here for our use and pleasure is deeply embedded in our collective assumption. We have to rebalance our relationship with the natural world. COVID-19 is a warning of what happens when we don’t.
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?
UK Government Announces Plans to Phase out Badger Cull
The badger cull is unscientific and cruel and has been pushed by the dairy industry, which has failed to adequately address its own shortcomings and responsibility for the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
This Pandemic is About Animals
This pandemic is a pivotal event for almost everyone on the planet. There’s a lot that we still don’t know, but there can be no doubt that this pandemic is a consequence of our treatment of animals.
You Can Help Save Bees and Butterflies
There have been unprecedented declines in pollinator populations in recent years, largely due to pesticide use and habitat loss. Here’s what you can do to help.
Jaanaan’s Story
Jaanaan was found by Vafa Animal Shelter in Iran close to death with a shoelace embedded in her neck. Thanks to the hard work of many people, now she has a loving forever home in Canada.
Unbelievable: Chinese Government Recommends Injections Containing Bear Bile to Treat Coronavirus
Despite a scientific consensus pointing to China’s wildlife trade as the most likely cause of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s government is currently touting a treatment containing bile from captive bears.
COVID-19 Emergency Resources for People and Pets
Animals may suffer during this trying time too, especially if their humans get sick and can no longer care for them. Here are some resources to help.
More than 180,000 Americans Oppose Trump’s Plan to Cripple Migratory Bird Protections
Despite unwavering support from Americans and a century of conservation success, the administration is stripping away protections for migratory birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Groups Seek Protection for Yellowstone Bison Amid Roundup and Slaughter
While most of the United States was social distancing and self-quarantining last week, the National Park Service was sending hundreds of Yellowstone bison to slaughter.
Hydropower Project ‘Imperils World’s Rarest Great Ape’
Conservationists say a 510-megawatt hydropower plant that is being constructed on the Indonesian island of Sumatra threatens to further imperil the world’s rarest and most endangered great ape species.
Coalition of Animal Welfare Organizations Releases Statement on Asia’s Animal Markets
People from all corners of the world have had their eyes opened to the health risks and animal welfare concerns of the animal trade, and the world is watching to see what the outcome will be.
Stopping Animal Abuse Will Prevent Future Pandemics, Says Leading Scientist
75% of emerging human infectious diseases come from animals. If we want to prevent these diseases we have to face the truth: the real culprit is how we choose to relate with and treat animals.
Is Clean Meat Vegan?
Lab-grown meat is coming, but is it vegan? In the end it comes down to how you define veganism.
Fish Have Feelings Too!
Fish are social animals with their own unique personalities, and they are far more intelligent than they are given credit for.
More Thoughts on Why Asking People to “Go Vegan” is Holding Back Abolition
If it isn’t effective to tell people to “go vegan,” what should we be saying instead?
Their Captivity for Our Amusement: Zoos and Safari Parks
Here’s why you should visit an animal sanctuary or watch a nature documentary before you ever give your money to a zoo or safari park.
Dolphins Living in Despair in the Desert
The Mirage Hotel of Las Vegas keeps dolphins in tanks in the desert sun where they are forced to perform for tourists. The facility has a notoriously high mortality rate for dolphins.
Octopus Farming: Another Step Towards an Environmental Catastrophe
As demand for octopus for consumption grows, efforts to farm these animals intensify, with terrible ethical and environmental consequences.
Cruel Chicken Toss and Pig Chase Happen Again
At Wisconsin’s Ridgeland Pioneer Days, chickens are thrown from rooftops into crowds and terrified pigs are chased and wrestled to the ground, all for “fun.”