Animals are sentient beings that should be treated humanely at all times. It is saddening to meet animals on our roads or in farms whose welfare has been totally neglected by their owners. But what ...

What is animal welfare? Why has it proved so difficult to find a definition that everyone can agree on? This concise and accessible guide is for anyone who is interested in animals and who has ...

A proposed measure in Switzerland would have made that country the first to ban medical and scientific experimentation on animals. It failed to pass in February 2022, with only 21% of voters in favor.

How do you persuade the whole world to stop eating meat? I have been trying for half a century. My book Animal Liberation was published in 1975, when I was 29 years old. I argued that our treatment of ...

Veterinarians, animal rescuers and nonprofit leaders packed City Hall on Friday for a six-hour hearing on the state of animal welfare in New York City. What is the state of animal welfare? Not great, ...

In today’s world where people are suffering by the millions due to war, drought/famine and generalized prejudicial hatred, the fate of animals may, understandably, not be very high on some folks’ ...