Language matters. Words matter. And I say that not just because I personally work with words for a living. I say it because it's true. The vast majority of us grow up thinking of nonhuman animals -- or, at the very least, certain categories of nonhuman

Good job Madeline! You may have read about Oklahoma State University canceling planned anthrax experiments on baboons after Madeleine Pickens apparently threatened to cancel her and her husband's $5 million donation to the university's vet school.

In a recent interview with Larry King, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain quipped that it was OK for humans to kill and eat animals because we've been designed to chase down "smaller and stupider creatures." Never mind that cows and pigs, two animals that

This week, Advocacy for Animals begins a new weekly feature: a round-up of animal-related stories in the news, compiled by Gregory McNamee. To see the original stories, click on the highlighted text in each paragraph,

Animal pictures of the week: 4 December 2009

The latest marketing trick from the provocative Arvika festival organizers is a video with a close-up face shot of 20-year-old Stockholmer Caroline Magnerholt, who is shown masturbating in front of the camera.

Haryana always suffered a lot due to unequal partition of water and area, now people of Haryana can not tolerate any wrong claim, statement even, we love peace and harmony in the region, every one should avoid and think before any statement like this....

Have a non-emergency question about your pet's health? Dr. Heather Oxford of L.A. veterinary hospital California Animal Rehabilitation (CARE) is here to help! In this installment of Ask a Vet, Dr. Oxford tackles canine nutrition -- and a commonly found

On Animal Planet's new show Super Fetch, trainer Zak George recently taught a dog to make the bed in less than 30 minutes

Humans tend to get grumpy when we're sick. Our instinct with our own species is to find out what's wrong, not kick them to the curb (though knowing how belligerent some people get, it's probably tempting at times). We should give our pets the same