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Animal Rights
Guggenheim Museum Cuts Three Works After Animal Rights Protests
By Kevin Lui
China's Gruesome Dog Meat Festival Canceled, Say Activists
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
PETA President: Tilikum Died for His Freedom
By Ingrid Newkirk
No Change in Living Conditions For "World's Saddest Polar Bear"
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Clashes as Spanish Town Bans Bull-Lancing
But angry locals say the tradition, dating back nearly seven centuries, was the "backbone" of their cultural identity
By Tekendra Parmar
September 14, 2016
Bullfighting Divides Spain Over its Bloody Tradition
For many, a bullfight is never a fair fight
By Amanda Calvo
July 19, 2016
Thousands Sign 'Justice For Harambe' Petition After Cincinnati Gorilla Killed
"This beautiful gorilla lost his life because the boy's parents did not keep a closer watch on the child."
By Cady Lang
May 31, 2016
Vegan Restaurant Owners Get Death Threats After Activists Discover They Eat Meat
The vegan community has turned on Cafe Gratitude's owners
By Cady Lang
May 4, 2016
India Lifts Ban on Bull Fighting Festival
The sport sees young men chase and wrestle bulls
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
January 8, 2016
Pope Francis Is PETA's Person of the Year
He's named after the patron saint of animals
By Daniel White
December 1, 2015
We Must Do More to Ban Poaching
It's time to end this perverted excuse for entertainment.
By Kesha
July 31, 2015
The Lion-Killing Dentist Is Getting Totally Savaged Online
The backlash after killing of a beloved animal has been fierce
By Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
July 29, 2015
Half a Million Animals Saved as Nepal Nixes the World's Largest Slaughter Festival
Experts say around 500,000 goats, chickens and buffalos were decapitated at Gadhimai in 2009
By Alissa Greenberg
July 29, 2015
This Woman Saved 100 Dogs From Being Eaten at a Controversial Festival in China
A social-media campaign has rallied around #StopYulin2015
By Helen Regan
June 21, 2015
Foster Farms Suspends Employees After Video Release
Warning: The video contains graphic content, which some viewers may find disturbing
By Helen Regan
June 17, 2015
School Ends Dissection Class After Dead-Cats Video
Warning: Some viewers may find the content of the video disturbing
By Helen Regan
June 5, 2015
Danish Radio Host Criticized for Killing Rabbit on Air During Animal Rights Debate
The host said he hit the rabbit over the head with a bicycle pump
By NBC News
May 26, 2015
Harry Potter
Owls Mistreated, Animal Cruelty Group Says
PETA has accused 'The Making of Harry Potter' tour of mis-treating owls
March 23, 2015
Joaquin Phoenix Speaks Out Against China's Brutal Dog-Leather Industry in New Video
It's "one of the worst things" the actor has ever seen
By Helen Regan
March 4, 2015
Foie Gras Freedom Is Also a Win for Free Speech
Opponents of the delicacy shouldn't use the state to force their subjective value judgments on those who have a taste for things they find abhorrent
By Nick Gillespie
January 9, 2015
SeaWorld Chief Resigns After
Blackfish
Film Damages Firm's Reputation
The enterprise’s share price dropped by more than 40% in 2014
By David Stout
December 11, 2014
Chimpanzees Not Entitled to Human Rights, Says N.Y. Court
The chimpanzee at issue is not entitled to a writ of habeas corpus allowing him freedom from his cage
By Elizabeth Barber
December 4, 2014
Humans, Chimps and Why We Need Personhood for All
We accord rights to babies, the profoundly disabled and elderly people with dementia. Is Tommy the ape that different?
By Barbara J. King
October 27, 2014
California's Foie Gras Ban Is Upheld by Supreme Court
Haute diners in California will have to do without
By Elizabeth Barber
October 15, 2014
360,000 Sign Petition to Spare Ebola Patient's Dog
"Excalibur" is at the mercy of Spanish officials, who want to euthanize the dog after one of its owners contracted the disease
By Dan Kedmey
October 8, 2014
Court to Mull Whether a Chimp Is a 'Legal Person'
Could determine if a chimpanzee has a legal status akin to personhood, thereby making its captivity unlawful
By Dan Kedmey
October 8, 2014
Japan's Annual and Controversial Dolphin Hunt Resumes
The slaughter made infamous in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary
The Cove
is still happening
By Rishi Iyengar
September 25, 2014
So Long, Shamu: Southwest, SeaWorld End Ties
The decision comes amid animal-rights backlash, but the two companies insist the break is "mutual"
By David Stout
August 1, 2014
The Problem With Pit Bulls
It's horrible that KFC kicked out that 3-year-old girl, but let's focus on the real problem: pit bulls were bred to be violent
By Charlotte Alter
June 20, 2014
Canberra's Kangaroo Cull Faces Court Challenge
The Australian Capital Territory wants to reduce the number of kangaroos hopping about town for environmental reasons. But animal-rights groups are challenging the cull in court, saying the science isn't conclusive just yet
By Ian Lloyd Neubauer
May 27, 2014
Don't Feel Guilty About Eating Animals
Like it or not, you're a carnivore. You can eat meat or you can pass it up, but either way, spare yourself any moral agony — a new study confirms our brains are hardwired to justify such decisions to ourselves
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 13, 2014
Mickey The Pit Bull Gets His Day In Court
Judge will decide whether dog that severely mauled a four-year-old boy should be euthanized, after supporters of the pit bull launched a social media campaign to keep it alive
By Alexandra Sifferlin
March 25, 2014
'Operation Angry Birds' Swoops In On Massive Cockfighting Circuit
As many as 3,000 birds can simmer down now
By Dan Kedmey
February 10, 2014
Sochi's Stray Dogs Are "Biological Trash" Says the Guy in Charge of Culling Them
“Let’s call things by their real name," he says
By Dan Kedmey
February 3, 2014
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