I can’t say my affiliation with Christianity was very strong, but I did develop a positive association with the idea of moral community—the idea that we could get…
Read more Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to SeminaryPARIS — The funeral for Brigitte Bardot will be held next week in Saint-Tropez, the glamorous French Riviera resort she helped make famous and where she lived for…
Read more Brigitte Bardot funeral to be held next week in French Riviera resort of Saint-TropezNEW YORK — In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot was a muse to many — in particular,…
Read more A muse for musicians: 11 songs inspired by Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist, has died. She…
Read more Brigitte Bardot, 1960s film icon turned animal rights activist, dies at 91Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist, has died. She…
Read more Brigitte Bardot, 1960s film icon turned animal rights activist, dies at 91NEW YORK — Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist attractions that have been fixtures in Central Park…
Read more Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committeeOne or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal…
Read more 2,000 mink released from Iowa farm in what trade group calls ‘terrorist act’MIAMI — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that gained international attention as the filming location for the 1960s television series “Flipper” and thrilled generations of…
Read more The cherished and controversial Miami Seaquarium closes its doorsHizzoner says ‘neigh’ to horse-drawn carriages in the city. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday endorsed legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City. This policy shift follows…
Read more Mayor Adams calls for end to NYC horse-drawn carriage industry; City Council says for political gain | amNewYorkNEW YORK — New York City’s mayor threw his support Wednesday behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more…
Read more NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriagesBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country, and it went further in protecting animal rights…
Read more Colombia’s Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibitionLynn Hershman Leeson, The Infinity Engine, 2014. Multimedia installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist, Altman Siegel, San Francisco and Bridget Donahue, New York. Photo: Paris Tavitian Welcome…
Read more One Fine Show: ‘Why Look at Animals?’ at the National Museum of Contemporary Art AthensNEW YORK — For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been trotting through Manhattan’s Central Park, weathering the arrival of the automobile, years of criticism from animal…
Read more As bikes and strollers fill Central Park, its managers want to push horse carriages outHave you ever wondered how much society’s view of animals has changed? Ancient laws treated animals as mere property. Today, many countries have laws protecting their well-being. How…
Read more Animal Welfare: How Far Have We Come from the Code of Hammurabi | Animal Wellness MagazineMETHUEN — A series of large surrenders have left all four MSPCA-Angell shelters, including Nevins Farm, at capacity. On Thursday, the nonprofit sounded the alarm on a situation…
Read more Animal shelters at capacity after accepting 1,200 animals in a monthEditor’s note: This article contains numerous images from a slaughterhouse. They came to Denver from Honduras, Colombia and Mexico. Here, they work behind a locked gate, in a…
Read more Immigrant workers may be the first casualties of a “war on factory farming”Report Details Widespread Violations in U.S. Research Facilities CHICAGO, October 16, 2024 (Newswire.com) – The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) today published its inaugural “Laboratory Animal Care Audit,” a…
Read more National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) Releases First-Ever ‘Laboratory Animal Care Audit’MIAMI — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme…
Read more Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivityMIAMI — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme…
Read more Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivityAnimal rights activists have gathered in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of a large-scale octopus farm Animal rights activists gather to protest outside the Agriculture Ministry…
Read more Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
