Magawa, a rat who spent most of his life sniffing out land mines in Cambodia and was recognized for his lifesaving contributions, died in Jan 2022, the nonprofit that trained him said in a statement. The African giant pouched rat… Read More »Magawa, Rat That Hunted Land Mines, Dies in Retirement
An advocacy group had argued that the elephant was being illegally detained at the Bronx Zoo, in a case involving ethical questions about the rights of highly intelligent animals. By Ed Shanahan/ June 14, 2022 An elephant named Happy… Read More »Happy the Elephant Isn’t Legally a Person, New York Court of Appeal Rules
It’s a dog-eat-dog word—some survive the brutal fight heavily wounded, others collapse to the ground as spectators cheer. Be it in grim alleys or in broad day-light at a public fair, hundreds of spectators still gather every week to witness… Read More »Betting on Dog Fights is a Cruel Sport
People Are Taking Emotional Support Animals Everywhere. American States Are Cracking Down. More Americans are saying they need a variety of animals — dogs, ducks, even insects — for their mental health. But critics say many are really just pets… Read More »People Take Emotional Support from Animals Everywhere
Tom will lay his head in the lap of anyone who sits down to rub his neck, while Tilda prefers just to nuzzle her young son. Cuddles aren’t really Chaya’s thing, but if she’s in the mood, she’ll play pugnaciously… Read More »German Farm: Animals are Incharge at this Farm
It’s astonishing how relentlessly Western philosophy has strained to prove we are not squirrels. By Crispin Sartwell/ NYT/ Feb. 23, 2021 If one were to read through the prefaces and first paragraphs of the canonical works of Western philosophy, one… Read More »Humans Are Animals. Let’s Get Over It.
How to Move Your Elephant During a Pandemic After decades in captivity and a 1,700-mile road trip from Argentina into Brazil, an Asian elephant named Mara finally gained a chance to roam. by Brooke Jarvis/ NYT/ Aug. 9, 2020 The… Read More »Elephant Moved from Argentina to Brazil
There are few things Americans can agree on these days. Wildlife crossings, it seems, are one of them. By Catrin Einhorn/ NYT May 31, 2021 The engineers were used to building overpasses for vehicles, not wildlife. But every spring and fall,… Read More »How Do Animals Safely Cross a Highway?
During a difficult time in my younger life, I started volunteering in a shelter. I saw many cats deal with the novelty of their abandonment — many had been owner surrendered, rather than strays. I saw some go into depression… Read More »Do Abandoned Cats Really Get Sad?
A Soft-Handed Predator Masquerading in Manliness By Timothy Egan/ NYT June 19, 2020 One of the most famous men to kill a wolf was Aldo Leopold, who, as a 22-year-old forest ranger more than a century ago, slaughtered a mother and her… Read More »How we treat animals tells us about how we treat one another
