Animal Welfare

Every year for the past twelve years, a report has provided a qualitative ranking of laws on animal welfare enacted in the United States. The 50 states are ranked according to t...

Many dogs suffer from acute anxiety and stress associated with sudden loud noises, such as explosions, gunshots, thunder, and firecrackers. A new double-blind clinical study sho...

A Finnish study* shows that the age at which a cat is weaned has a direct impact on the animal’s future behavior. Early weaning significantly increases the risk of behavioral an...

With his hypertype build, El Rey Magnum looks just like a cartoon horse. Yet this nine-month-old purebred Arabian is the pride of Orion Farms, a breeding center in the United St...

Although suspended in 1986 by an international moratorium, commercial whaling has never ceased in Norway, which has consistently opposed this decision aimed at ensuring the cons...

A study published in PLOS ONE reveals that sources of suffering in horses, such as chronic pain and hematological abnormalities, are associated with lower cortisol levels. About...