ELKHART, Ind.--Each day at five, staff members of the Humane Society of Elkhart County close the animal shelter and hold a meeting. And each day, like clockwork, they begin hearing a "thump, thump, thump" from outside. That is the sound of pets being ab

In 1990 Kazuhiko Maita set out to capture some bears. Maita, who now directs the Institute for Asian Black Bear Research and Preservation in Hiroshima Prefecture, had first been drawn to the powerful animals as a college student in the 1960s. At that

The heartbreaking stories of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover and Jaheem Herrera serve as reminders that we all must take a firm stand against bullying, including the key issue of anti-LGBT behavior. Please take a few minutes to add your name to our petition

A leading defender of the rights of women and children in Mexico, journalist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro risks her life to shelter women from abuse and challenge powerful government and business leaders who profit from child prostitution and pornography.SIGN!

Plants, bark, roots, and vegetables with strong flavors have been used for thousands of years. Spices were one of the main products in early international trade and a major reason that some European nations sought to expand their colonial holdings.

For almost half a century, the Bukhara deer -- a species endemic to Central Asia -- had not been seen in the wild in the forests along the Syr Darya river. But the species has now returned to Kazakhstan's southern Turkestan district with the recent releas

Animal advocacy investigators in San Francisco, California have documented extreme cruelty to chickens and other birds being sold to customers by San Francisco's live animal vendors. The website, "Animal Abuse at San Francisco Farmers' Markets," explains

Have you ever had your cat come up to snuggle and you notice their breath is a bit more foul than you remember? This could be a sign of something more serious.

Hundreds of poor, rural and Indigenous pregnant women in Peru are dying because they are effectively being denied the same health services other women in the country receive, Amnesty International concluded in a new report today (9 July).

Scientists have discovered the world's first 'self-watering' plant in Israel's Negev desert - one of the driest regions on earth.