Judge recognizes personhood of chimpanzee plaintiff
A large variety of species show a propensity for mutually supportive social behavior, few more than chimpanzees and other apes and monkeys.
Animals: Thinking, feeling, and emotional individuals
"I cannot see an animals' expression - eyes, behavior, purring, etc. - and convince myself that it's anything other than a thinking, feeling, emotional individual."
Ape personhood is step in right direction
Last month, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the recognition of chimpanzees as legal persons.
The Agonist’s “Prisoners” packs a socially conscious punch
Animal rights and environmental activists are suddenly snapping to attention in the face of this once-misunderstood music.
Environmental assault disguised as border security
How does waiving the Endangered Species Act in Glacier National Park help secure the border?
Blood Dolphins shines light on dolphin's plight
When animal rights activist Ric O'Barry made the academy award winning documentary "The Cove" he assumed the international spotlight would finally put an end to dolphin hunting. Not so.
Factory farms produce more than eggs
In the early 1970s, I took a job at a brand new "industrial" hen house in Indiana.
