Saving the Whale
When Michael Fischbach and his family came upon a humpback whale floating motionless in the Sea of Cortez, they thought at first that she was dead.
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Westminster Porn Show
One of the world's few remaining pageants of objectification and commoditization.
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The ‘Animal Rights’ Paradox
How's the animal rights movement doing? If you rate it by the simple question "How many animals have rights?" you'd have to say "Not very well." Call it the animal rights paradox.
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At Sundance, a Triumph for "Unlocking the Cage"
Premiered at Sundance, the movie follows attorney Steven M. Wise as he argues to a high court judges that chimpanzee Tommy has the capacity for legal rights and should be set free…
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Pigs: Smart & Machiavellian
Winston Churchill famously said: “A dog looks up to you; a cat looks down on you; only a pig treats you as an equal.” But that, of course, is hardly how we treat them…
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Half the World’s Wildlife Destroyed in the Last 40 Years
In a sane world, it would be headline news. Everything else would immediately come to a screeching halt to make way for a massive, worldwide attempt to turn things around. (Of…
The Whale Who Took Down SeaWorld
Egg Industry Concession Is No ‘Victory’
For Chimps, the End of Vivisection, Almost
Cecil Is the Least of It
New Concerns about Antibiotics on Farms
Dramatic rise in their use threatens human health Photo courtesy of The Independent Three classes of antibiotics that are considered critical to modern medicine are now…
A Whale of a Sighting
More than 20 fin whales were spotted together two weeks ago off the coast of Wales. Fin whales are the second largest living animals on the planet.
Dolphins Play
Dolphins at play, fourth graders show every animal matters, a ‘Golden Age’ of natural gas, or a disaster in the making, plus homeless animals roaming the Fukashima nuclear plant.
Who Trains Whom?
“What is it about my personality that allows the dogs to dictate my behaviors?” asks Dr. Ruby Benjamin. How dogs seem to have a way of training us.
Whales and Cows, Greyhounds and Gorillas
Stranded whales, cows and gas, greyhounds, Bob Barker the benefactor, and how gorillas stay thin….all stories in today’s scoop.
From Whale Wars to Bluefin Battles
Even though the Japanese whaling fleet gave up the fight, Sea Shepherd Capt. Watson has much more ocean to patrol and lots more life to protect.
Life Thrives Deep Down Underground
More than 9,000 feet below ground, small worms are alive and well – and raising new possibilities of how life may exist on other planets.
The Lion of Afghanistan
What was it about the Lion of Afghanistan that touched such a deep chord in us all? To see the King of Beasts become the sacrificial victim of humanity’s hatred and folly feels desperately wrong.
The Most Decorated Dog
To this day, Stubby, a pit bull mix, remains the most decorated animal in history. And many other pit bulls are regularly honored as heroes and therapy dogs all over the world.
Animals, Conspiracies and ‘The Avengers’
At Porton Down, British government scientists were doing truth-is-stranger-than-fiction experiments, testing weapons of war on unsuspecting subjects – mostly non-humans.
Should We Be Testing Weapons of War on Animals?
A report in the British Daily Mail last year focused on how military scientists test bombs and bullets on pigs.
Why pigs? It’s simple: Many of their organs, are closer to humans than most other animals.
Warrior Dog Gets Stem Cell Therapy
When Basco retired from military service, he was looking for a good new home and some relief from arthritis. He found both at the home of Debbie Richter of Medford, Oregon.
Battle Buddy Now Therapy Donkey
“He was a battle buddy,” said Marine Col. John Folsom, who had brought the donkey home from Iraq. “And you don’t leave your battle buddy behind.”
Animal Soldiers Go Hi-Tech
Bottlenose dolphins are trained to alert their navy partners to protect ships and harbors from terrorists, to search out mines and leave an acoustic transponder close by so divers can then find the weapon’s location.
The Woofen SS
A new book of canine curiosities includes stories of how members of the Nazi SS tried to teach dogs to speak German, both vocally and by tapping out letters on a keyboard.
All Creatures Great and Small
Elephants and pigeons on the battlefield Animals in War When Animals Are Drafted For 5,000 years they’ve been fighting our wars with us War Horses –…
When Soldiers Deploy
A couple soon to be deployed learned of an organization, GASP, that’s made up of volunteers who take in pets of people in the military when they are deployed overseas.
Whales Came to Say Goodbye to Mom
Rescuers were hopeful that up to 100 pilot whales had been able to find their way out of the dangerously shallow Loch Carnan and back to the ocean.
When Animals Are Drafted
On this Memorial Day, let’s also remember how, for 5,000 years, animals have been conscripted into war, from charging elephants to bomb-sniffing bees.