Legal categories for animals still divide — and limit — animal rights

Although some laws now recognize animals as sentient beings, they’re still treated as property. This contradiction is a ...
The Conversation

We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm

This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies. While the mission underscores Russia’s ongoing ...
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Animal Protection, Environment Groups Denounce Emergency Strychnine Use in Alberta and Saskatchewan

CALGARY—In a shocking decision made on March 30, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ...