An Ontario woman has been charged with criminal mischief, but could not be more unapologetic about her alleged crime. Anita Krajnc, an animal rights activists and member of the group, Toronto Pig Save, was criminally […]
Tag: Animal Rights
Two Hundred Bears Killed As Florida Commences First Hunt in Decades
Florida’s first legal bear hunt in 21 years hunt saw 224 bears killed over the weekend, prompting animal rights activists’ anger. A cap of 320 had been set. The number of bears killed in the […]
Court Orders Navy To Stop Using Sonar Linked To Harming Marine Mammals
A U.S. federal court has ruled against the Navy’s use of sonar off the coast of Southern California and Hawaii in a practice that interferes with sea animals in their natural habitat. The ruling had […]
Native Canadians Enact Their Own Ban As Government Continues To Allow Trophy Hunting Of Grizzly Bears
A showdown between hunters and Canadian indigenous tribes in British Columbia (BC) is looming ahead of the upcoming grizzly bear hunting season. The tribes have announced they will be enforcing their own introduced ban on […]
South Africa Is Holding A Massive Rare Animal Slaughter As The Dentist Who Murdered Cecil The Lion Returns To Work
Just months after the infamous Walter Palmer shot and killed the beloved lion Cecil, right outside a national park in Zimbabwe, a legal massacre is currently taking place in South Africa. Specifically, a week-long hunt […]
Spain Just Saw A Spate Of Bullfighting Deaths And People Now Want To Ban The Sport Completely
The body count of matadors gored to death by raging bulls inside Spain’s infamous bullfighting rings is climbing at an unprecedented rate, causing many to see it as the end of the bloody sport. Crazed […]
Activists Sound The Alarm As Zimbabwe Sells Hundreds Of Elephants To Chinese Circus
Conservationists are raising alarm this weekend over Zimbabwe’s decision to export a large number of its elephants to China. Zimbabwe authorities have proceeded to export the first batch of elephants and are now separating the […]
Georgia Aquarium Fights To Put More Rare Whales On Display
In a case that is being watched by people across the country, the Georgia Aquarium and the United States government faced off in court on Friday over whether 18 beluga whales should be imported from […]
Seaworld Plans To Open More Parks With More Captive Animals To Fight Steep Revenue Decline
Controversial entertainment company SeaWorld, suffering declines in both attendance at its parks and its share price, plans to double down on its current strategy and open more exhibits with more captive animals. Using more creatures […]
Idaho Strikes Down Controversial ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
In a major victory for animal welfare activists and proponents of free speech alike, an Idaho federal judge ruled that Idaho’s “ag-gag” law is unconstitutional. Ag-gag laws prohibit the undercover filming of agricultural operations. In […]
Dairy Giant Bans Milk From Suppliers Who Mistreat Cows
People are increasingly demanding accountability from animal producers regarding what animals are fed and how they’re raised. Big corporations, who have traditionally turned a blind eye to such concerns, are increasingly taking notice. Global dairy […]
Ebay Refuses To Stop Selling Puppy Mill Dogs Online
Ebay has a dirty little secret. While its flagship Ebay marketplace runs a tight ship, it also runs a Canadian-based classified website, Kijiji, that allows the trafficking of animals. The site takes no step to […]
Judge Grants Research Animal Legal Rights
A New York judge today granted a pair of lab animals from Stony Brook University the right to have their day in court. It is a decision that seems to recognize chimpanzees as legal persons […]