Advocates for Animals is delighted that the European Court of Human Rights has comprehensively rejected complaints against the United Kingdom by a supporter of foxhunting and the Countryside Alliance. Advocates for Animals played a leading role in

With the fathers taking on the responsibility of "gestating" their young, the story of pipefish reproduction is among the more heartwarming in biology.

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.

The call crackled over the Wasilla police radio in October: "Bird stuck in a tree." Wally the cockatiel had escaped his cage and was eluding capture outside, flitting from tree to tree and getting increasingly sluggish as the mercury dropped with evenin

Over the holiday season most individuals will be hitting the shops. stores, and boutiques during their Christmas shopping. Many might be surprised to learn these places are one of the best venues to help make cruelty-free decisions and help alleviate

A 4,000-year-old lentil seed found during an archeological excavation has germinated, exciting scientists as the event might lead to invaluable data for comparisons between the organic and genetically engineered plants of today.

Billed as the "world's longest-running uninterrupted bird census" by the National Audubon Society, the 110th annual Christmas Bird Count starts in Baxter County at midnight tonight, conducted by "citizen scientists."

BILLINGS, Mont. -- As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish - a toothless beast leftover from the days of dinosaurs - officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in

Many people put the leftover contents of Christmas dinner roasting tins outside, wrongly believing that it is as beneficial to birds as other fats like lard and suet. Suggestions that pouring the fat onto bird tables, or mixing it with seed in the belief

Here his wife is injured and the condition is fatal. She was hit by a car as she swooped low across the road.