animal cruelty
Activists Want to Stop the Practice of Eating Live Octopus
Those killjoys over at PETA reason that butchering a living creature and then consuming its still-convulsing limbs for pleasure is somehow cruel.
'Sometimes They're Boiled Alive': Inside the Abusive Animal Crush Industry
Extreme fetish videos of animal abuse—where small animals are crushed, ripped apart, or burned to death—appear all over the internet. We speak to the investigators charged with bringing the culprits to justice.
Which Cats Should We Round Up and Kill?
The co-author of the new book 'Cat Wars' says a lot of cats probably need to die, but that he's not some cat Hitler.
North Korea Says Dog Meat Is the Next Superfood
North Korea's state-run news outlets are making a point of running multiple stories extolling the health benefits that supposedly come along with consuming dog meat.
A Hiker Has Unearthed a Mass Greyhound Grave in NSW
The RSPCA is investigating why the dogs were killed, and why it appears the crime scene has been tampered with.
Cockfighting in the Canary Islands
VICE travels to the Spanish islands, where the practice is still legal, to meet with men who want to keep the tradition alive, as well as the activists who see it as "cruel amusement."
A Guy in Australia Was Sentenced for Biting the Head off a Live Rat
"I don't think it was that bad," said Matthew Maloney after biting the rat, drinking three shots of vodka, and getting a chair broken over his head—all for a Facebook video.
Why France Is Temporarily Banning Foie Gras
The prohibition comes amid reports late last year that the H5N1 virus, which is potentially lethal to both humans and birds, had been found at a chicken farm in the region.
This VR Film Takes Viewers Inside a Slaughterhouse
It’s a pig’s-eye-view on what it’s like to live waiting for death.
The Zoo Owner Who Called a Baboon a ‘Cocksucker’ on TV Has Been Charged for Whipping a Tiger
Michael Hackenberger has stepped down from running the Ontario zoo but says he's innocent.
Meet the Pet Detectives Searching for a Serial Cat Killer
Couple Boudicca Rising and Tony Jenkins, along with others from an animal rescue group, have commissioned their own forensic tests on the cats that have turned up mutilated in their owners' driveways.