Animal Rights

How Farmed Fish Degrades Our Health and the Environment – Better Options Included

April 30, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 30, 2018

More than 1 billion people across the world rely on fish as their main source of protein. Consequently, the world’s oceans are in trouble with marine life plummeting. More than 80 percent of the world’s fisheries are either considered fully… [read]

Leather is Not a Meat Byproduct – A Hard Look At the Leather Industry

April 19, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 19, 2018

The mention of fur causes the majority of us to scowl a little. Most of us know how cruel, barbaric, and inhumane the fur trade is. But what about leather? It’s time to shed light on the leather industry. Leather… [read]

Trump Officially Eliminates Obama’s Organic Animal Welfare Rules

March 30, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 30, 2018

The Trump administration officially withdrew an Obama-era rule for higher standards regarding the treatment of animals whose meat will be sold under the organic label. The standards were first created in 2016 under the United States Department of Agriculture. The… [read]

The Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Sudan was our last male northern white rhino. He was 45. Sudan was suffering from multiple infections in his advanced age. He was euthanized Monday by a veterinary team in Kenya, a tam that had fought for years to save… [read]

Trump Blocks Access to Puppy Mill Inspections

March 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 13, 2018

The Tampa Bay Times attempted to obtain information on the results of the USDA inspections for the facilities of 15 puppy mills that supply puppies to pet stores in the Tampa, Florida area last May. Any citizen trying to make… [read]

Lions Ate Big Cat Poacher, They Left Just His Head

February 12, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A poacher hunting lions has been killed and eaten by the very pride of lions he was hunting. At a private game reserve in South Africa the hunter was heard screaming for help as he was attacked at the Ingwelala… [read]

Record Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Found in Grocery Store Chicken

January 25, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that supermarket chickens have a higher proportion of Campylobacter bacteria than they did ten years ago. Drug-resistant Campylobacter is a major cause of concern for health officials, with more than 300,000 infections a… [read]

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