animal welfare
New British Reality Show Asks Families to Eat Their Pets on Camera
In the first four episodes of the show, a chicken, a calf, a lamb, and a pig are each given to one of four different meat-eating families.
Four-Legged Gladiators: Indonesia’s Outlawed Tradition of Pitting Boars Against Dogs
In this arena, boars and dogs fight to entertain cheering crowds.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules That Animals Are Legal Persons
But then, can you eat ‘legal persons’?
Millions of Birds Are Vacuumed to Death Every Year for Our Martini Olives
Olives have a better flavor if they’re harvested at night, which is bad news for the birds who tend to sleep in those trees.
Woman Fined for Killing, Eating Rescue Pig That She Promised She Wouldn't Eat
The woman had signed a contract promising to care for the animal, but ended up turning it into 200 pounds of pâté.
Bank Employee Tells Customer That All Vegans 'Should Be Punched in the Face'
Knuckle sandwiches: probably not vegan.
Farm Gets Death Threats Over 'Choose Your Own Christmas Turkey' Promotion
“We will put a name tag on it and you come and feed it and help look after it for the next 2 months," wrote Greendale Farm Shop in the fateful Facebook post.
Whole Foods Files Restraining Order Against Animal Rights Activist Group
Direct Action Everywhere had been planning a weeklong occupation of the chain’s Berkeley location.
Does Getting Lobsters High Before Boiling Them Alive Reduce Suffering?
Michael Tlusty, a lobster biologist at the University of Massachusetts Boston, says the jury is still out on if lobsters can feel pain.
There's Something Suspicious About This Lifetime-Supply-of-Bacon Contest
Bacon is the best way into a lot of people's hearts, but is it also the best way to distract from abuse allegations and legal trouble?
Maine Rejects PETA's Request to Erect a Huge Tombstone to Memorialize Dead Lobsters
The five-foot-tall grave would have been engraved with the phrase "In Memory of the Lobsters Who Suffered and Died at This Spot."
South Korean Court Rules Killing Dogs for Meat Illegal
A precedent that could lead to the outright ban nationwide.