Animals
Captive wildlife environments can create conditions that increase stress, weaken immune systems, and heighten the risk of disease transmission between animals and humans.
Many outdoor cats labeled “feral” are traumatized domesticated animals living without safety, care, or protection. A trauma-informed approach could improve the lives of millions of homeless cats and reshape animal welfare policy.
Sand tiger sharks, often feared for their appearance, are surprisingly nonaggressive and face grave threats from humans; new research helps track their populations, behavior, and reproduction along the U.S. East Coast.
A wave of innovators is reinventing fur, delivering animal-free alternatives with all the luxury, warmth, and style—without the cruelty or carbon emissions.
A growing public interest in animal rights and welfare is persuading cities to protect working horses from inhumane treatment.
Wilde the oscar fish spent 12 agonizing years in a tiny, toxic tank at a car dealership—a cruel fate shared by countless tropical fish sold as “decorations.”
The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
The majestic elephant, while beloved by the public, faces danger and adversity in both captivity and the wild.
As marijuana use grows, accidental intoxication in animals is becoming more common, raising questions about safety, regulation, and the need for better research.
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.
Experimenting on monkeys is cruel—and keeping them is a threat to public health.
Eating animal products is analogous to the oppressive and unjust actions by powerful humans upon other humans.
Nineteenth-century activists revolutionized attitudes toward nonhuman animals amid cultural, economic, and moral shifts in a rapidly changing nation.
Houston’s Pet Care Co-op empowers humans and helps animals survive.
By Damon Orion
Seventy-five percent of new or emerging diseases that harm humans start in non-human animals.
It is possible to ‘grow’ leather without raising and killing animals.
Naturalist Sy Montgomery highlights evolutionary and behavioral similarities across species, emphasizing the scientific basis for reconsidering human–animal relationships.
The U.S. government provides significant subsidies and regulatory support to the dairy industry, influencing consumer behavior, public health, and environmental outcomes, while plant-based alternatives grow in popularity.
