The Two Arguments of the Taiji Hunters
Where the dolphins are shipped after they’re captured at Taiji The latest dolphin drive hunt at Taiji is now “over”. Over, that is, for the dolphins…
Apologies to the Rhino Hunter
How could I not have realized that Corey Knowlton is risking life and limb to save the rhinos of southern Africa?
What Does Near-Term Extinction Mean?
By now, more people are at least beginning to understand that we have a serious problem with climate change. Scientists used to tell us that we…
“I Am Not an Animal!” – the video
It’s surely the most important question in the world today: Why are we humans driving the Earth into a Sixth Great Extinction – an extinction event that will likely include our own species?
Why, despite the fact that there are more animal protection groups and more environmental organizations than ever before, is the situation for our fellow animals and the whole world of nature getting worse by the day?
And why do we humans, a supposedly highly intelligent species, continue hurtling down this catastrophic track?
2013 Game Changers
Two events share top prize as game changers for the year just ending:
The Nonhuman Rights Project’s lawsuits have started a whole new conversation about how we relate to other animals.
And Blackfish, the movie that explores why killer whales go berserk and kill their trainers, has upended how millions of people think of animals being used as entertainment at SeaWorld and other circuses.
The New Conversation about Persons
When the Nonhuman Rights Project filed its first three lawsuits earlier this month, inviting judges in New York State to recognize four captive chimpanzees as “legal…
Chimpanzee Personhood: What the Media Said
As soon as we started filing our first three lawsuits last week, we were deluged with media interest from around the world. Here are just a…
Chimpanzee Personhood: What the Judges Said
It’s a little unusual for a judge to wish you good luck as you head off to appeal his decision. But that’s exactly what happened when…
First-Ever Lawsuit Filed for Chimpanzee Seeking Legal Personhood
This morning, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed suit in Fulton County Court in the state of New York on behalf of Tommy, a chimpanzee, who…
Why the Animal Rights Movement Is Still a Contradiction in Terms
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 that so far…
Holiday Gift for Elephant Music Lovers
Meet the Thai Elephant Orchestra. They’re all retired elephants who spent their lives serving the timber industry of Thailand until logging was brought to an end…
It Really Is the Sixth Great Extinction
This movie from Last Hours only takes 10 minutes to watch and is one of the clearest, simplest explanations of what’s now taking place on Planet…
Comparisons with Concentration Camps
Last week, shocked by the latest disturbing video from Mercy for Animals about life and death for pigs at factory farms, Andrew Sullivan wrote a post…
The Next Few Weeks …
It’s just a few weeks now until the Nonhuman Rights Project files the first-ever lawsuit on behalf of a chimpanzee seeking the right to “bodily liberty”…
Mother Carries Shot Pit Bull to Safety
It started out as the same hike that Andi Davis does every day to the top of one of the mountains near where she lives in…
Why a Chicken Isn’t an Animal
A chicken enjoying her life at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary When is a chicken not an animal? Answer: When she’s in a factory farm. If…
Teddy Bear’s Halloween Special
The chatty porcupine is back with his latest tell-all on pumpkins. (From Zooniversity.)
NYC Carriage Horses – from the Frying Pan into the Fire?
Good news: The carriage horses of New York City may soon all be retired. New York’s top two mayoral candidates, Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican…
What’s in a Chicken Nugget?
“I was floored,” the doctor said when he looked at the sample under a microscope. “I was astounded.”
Ridiculously Cute Sloth Photos
These latest great photos were taken by graduate student Rebecca Cliffe, who used them to raise funds to help reintroduce orphan sloths into the wild in…