animal rights
This Couple Caught COVID-19, So Authorities Drowned and Burned Their Dogs
What started as a heartwarming story of human kindness has within days evolved into a national reckoning on animal abuse.
This Beluga Whale Has Been Held In A Conglomerate’s Aquarium For Years
Bella the beluga was supposed to be freed. Activists say time is running out.
US Soldiers No Longer Drink Snake Blood During Exercises in Thailand, PETA Says
The animal rights group previously called the ritual a “frat party-like event.”
How an Accidental Death Rescued Mithu the Elephant. Then Put Him in Chains.
Animal welfare activists and many officials want Mithu freed. But the authorities holding him aren’t budging.
A Prince Has Been Accused of Killing Europe’s Largest Brown Bear
Animal rights groups have blamed Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein over the death of a 17-year-old male brown bear during a hunting trip in Romania.
The Worst Scenes I Saw While Working Undercover in a Slaughterhouse
Four undercover activists reveal what it's like witnessing the animals' grim living conditions and their unnecessarily cruel deaths.
‘Heart-breaking’: Chinese Polar Bear Hotel Draws Global Outrage
“It is shocking and heart-breaking to see an enclosure like this.”
Japan’s Global Dolphin Trade Still Kills
The slaughter of baby dolphins keeps Ren Yabuki up at night. Now he’s trying to stop it.
A Night with the Secretive Animal Rights Group Sabotaging England’s Badger Cull
The Underground Badger Syndicate intimidates farmers who take part in the cull, which is intended to protect cattle from the spread of bovine TB.
5,000 Pets Found Dead Inside Delivery Boxes in China
They included cats, dogs, guinea pigs, and rabbits transported for express delivery.
Queen Accused of Fowl Play: Royals 'Must Explain Why Animals Are Killed On Their Land', Says Ex MP
Leaked documents show that permission was granted to kill 600 greylag geese and destroy another 1,000 of the birds’ eggs at the Sandringham Estate.
Over 100 Dogs Were Saved From Dog Meat Farms in South Korea. They’re Now Up for Adoption in the US.
Though no longer a common practice, some older Koreans still eat dog meat and swear by its health benefits.