An overview of the global movement using laws and courts to strengthen protections for animals in farming, research, and daily life.

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In today's human-dominated and overpopulated world, there are few, if any, countries in which species of nonhuman animal (animals) aren't under assault by humans who wantonly trespass into their homes ...

From strategic hunters to master problem solvers, intelligence in the wild is more impressive than you might think. In this A ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Animal hoarding is a growing issue across the country, and it isn't just about having too many pets. "If you can get it, you can hoard it," said Dr. Randall Lockwood, a retired Senior VP for the ...

Source: Gleive Marcio Rodrigues de Souza/Pexels. I've long been interested in what nonhuman animals (animals) know and feel about death and dying including if they know when others are dying. 1 I'm ...

Librarians read Librarians read “Five Little Chicks" by Lily Murray and “My Farm Friends” by Wendell Minor during the event, which drew 323 children age 4 and younger and 379 adults. Preschool kids ...

The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Breeding animals in Fields of Mistria is a long, drawn out process. Animals take several days to be born, and they don’t become adults for another set of days after. Animals (obviously) aren’t ...