Is an animal’s life always worth less than a human’s life? This is the question that permeated public consciousness last month, when a western lowland gorilla was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo ...

Experts are telling us what anyone with common sense already knew in their hearts: animals have empathy; they are social and loyal; they grieve and mourn their dead; and they feel pain and suffer. Is ...

A university has been carrying out bizarre taxpayer-funded experiments where hamsters are injected with cocaine and steroids before being forced to fight in cage matches, according to an animal rights ...

After years of pressure from animal advocates, dozens of food companies have committed themselves to “cage-free” eggs produced by hens not living in the cramped quarters known as battery cages. Now, ...

JACKSON, MI – A self-proclaimed animal rescuer is in court on felony and misdemeanor animal abuse charges after more than a dozen dead animals were found locked up in her Jackson home. Makayla Mylin ...

After 116 years, animal crackers are no longer behind bars. The packaging of Barnum's Animals, a classic Nabisco snack, doesn't depict the exotic creatures in cages anymore. Instead, a zebra, an ...