Volunteer Violet Celebrates 90th Birthday
Slowly and painstakingly, Violet Clermont coaxed the dog up to her by holding out small pieces of hot dog treats. The dog was not only frightened but extremely uncomfortable.
Don’t Say ‘Meat’; Say ‘Protein’
The $325,000 Burger
Soy – the Good, the Bad and the Poisonous
Blessings Galore at St. John the Divine
Obese Pets May Outnumber Obese Humans
One out of every three pets in the U.K. – that’s more than 12 million – are being fed treats that are leading to obesity. That’s the takeaway from a new study by the nation’s largest veterinary charity, the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA).
Where Are the Churches?
Church inaction over animal welfare compounds animal cruelty, said Professor Andrew Linzey, a theologian at Oxford University and director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.
David Attenborough Finds ‘Comfort’ in Nature
Sir David Attenborough, whose TV programs about animals and nature are still the gold standard, says that he finds deep comfort in being absorbed in the world of nature.
Why Cats Should Teach
Our society places much stock in being intelligent and having smart children, which is why schools administer so many different kinds of tests. But over the last decade, educators and parents have seriously challenged such approaches, standardizing tests, and the premise upon which they are based.
Dangerous Pipeline Is Center Stage at Wall Street Protests
Author and environmentalist Bill McKibben has joined the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City’s Washington Square Park.
Mother Cat Leads Rescuer to Her Kittens
This remarkable mother cat, who’d been thrown from a car, surprised an officer from the Royal SPCA by leading him to her litter of four tiny kittens hidden in a barn.
Where in the World is Ric O’Barry?
He’s everywhere! Like a tornado ripping through the Far East, from Japan to Thailand to the Solomon Islands to Singapore, Ric O’Barry is constantly on the move in his passion to save dolphins from cruelty and exploitation.
Leonardo DiCaprio Speaks for Elephants
Last year, he donated a million dollars to World Wildlife Fund to save the endangered tigers. This year, he’s joining with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to protect the elephants.
Doctors with a Difference
Dr. Klaper is among the growing number of physicians who have found that simply giving the body what it needs to be healthy is the key to enabling a true and healthful transformation.
Moving the Peanut for Farm Animals
Paul Shapiro is director of the HSUS’s Farm Animal Protection Division, which has driven farm animal welfare laws such as Proposition 2 in California, and other laws in Arizona, Michigan, Maine, Colorado and Oregon.
Rick Perry Compares Self to Galileo
One good thing about presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry is that, unlike Michelle Bachman, he doesn’t later back down from the bizarre remarks he makes.
Doris Day + Paul McCartney = Animals
Movie star Doris Day gives rare interview to pop star Paul McCartney. They’re both mega-stars. But more important to each of them is their concern for animals.
Al Gore: ‘Treat Climate Deniers like Racists’
Al Gore says it’s time to stop pussyfooting around people who want us to believe that the climate isn’t changing and that humans aren’t causing global warming.
Yet Another Billion-Dollar Climate Disaster
So far this year, there have been 10 billion-dollar disasters – more than in any previous year in U.S. history. Hurricane Irene could top the charts.
Perry: No Man-Made Global Warming
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who just threw his hat in the ring as a GOP presidential candidate, told voters he does not believe in man-made global warming.
Climate Change Deniers Mostly Conservative White Males
Do you insist climate change is a hoax? Think it’s not being driven by human activity? If so, you’re likely to be a conservative white male.
What’s Human? What’s Animal?
Is it OK to inject human cells into other animals like laboratory mice and create hybrids?
Ice-Age Art Found in Florida
13,000 years ago, someone in Florida, carved an image of an animal onto a piece of bone. It’s the oldest and only known example of Ice Age art to depict an animal with a trunk.
When Vegans Attack!
It’s not always peace and love when vegan shoppers meet at Trader Joe’s. A doctor and an opera singer got into an “exchange” over a package of frozen pad Thai with tofu.