Tag: animal rights
Cargo vessels are killing more whales — and a new effort...
Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.
A good way to be kinder to elephants is to stop...
When animal tourism resumes in Bali after COVID-19, there is an opportunity to do better by the lives of animals.
Across the globe, Covid-19 puts animal shelters in crisis
While pet foster and adoption rates soar in New York and many parts of the U.S., globally, the situation is much direr.
Up to half a million sharks could be killed to create...
Conservationists fear that if two doses of the vaccine are needed to immunize the global population than half a million sharks would subsequently die.
Wildlife trafficking: 10 things everyone needs to know
These crimes threaten tens of thousands of species around the world, causing extinctions, hurting people and spreading disease.
Are America’s biggest food companies making progress toward reducing animal suffering?
Like countless animal lovers, I have always considered myself as someone who deeply cares for animals. As a kid, my pet dogs,...
Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease...
The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.
The federal government shouldn’t be trying to salvage our broken food...
Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.
Kangaroos are victims of the world’s largest commercial slaughter of terrestrial...
Importing kangaroo meat and skins must be banned in the EU, but Americans can also help protect this iconic species.
Big Ag lets hundreds of thousands of farm animals die in...
Farm animals have less legal protection than other confined animals, such as those living in laboratories or zoos.
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Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Trump faces contempt charges over gag order violations
In a contentious courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump may face criminal contempt charges as he's accused of flouting a judicial gag order, casting a spotlight on his ongoing legal battles.