While a young dog attempted to cross Interstate 80 during the morning rush hour, it became scared and stopped in the center of the freeway between the two cement jersey walls that separate east and west-bound traffic,

Animal studies can neither confirm nor refute hypotheses about human physiology or pathology. There are countless, far superior, and ethical alternatives to animal research. Send an email to the executives of charities which fund animal experiments.

In yet another town, yet another dog was shot and killed by a police officer under -- once again -- murky circumstances. After the incident in Kingsport, Tennessee, bystanders say that Officer Darrell Johnson admitted he "didn't like those damn pit bulls

Logging in Madagascar, an island nation off Africa's southeast coast, endangers ancient animal and plants species, notably lemurs, primates only found in this region.

Polar bears are dying. As global warming accelerates, the sea ice they depend on for survival is literally melting away. Bears are starving and drowning as they have to swim farther and farther to reach solid ice. Some are even turning to cannibalism.

The U.S. and Japanese governments are planning to destroy the best remaining habitat of a unique and critically endangered marine mammal -- the Okinawa dugong. This dugong, a relative of the manatee, is a rare marine mammal that feeds in the seagrass beds.

Norway and Japan are using taxpayer money to subsidise unprofitable whaling industries. These costs, combined with declining whale meat demand and negative risks to trade or tourism boycotts, make commercial whaling unlikely to produce economic benefits.

If you care anything about primates, hypocrisy or justice, you're going to want to read this blog entry from Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals.

We will make New York City a true "no-kill'city by delivering free spay/neuter services to all five boroughs of New York City using mobile surgical vans specifically equipped for this purpose.

Two men who allegedly tied a dog to a tree and then shot the animal and left it for dead near North Bend last month have been charged with first-degree animal cruelty by King County prosecutors.