For the new study, the researchers drew on data from European “elephant studbooks” and the European Elephant Group, which track the animals’ life histories and transfers in captivity. Clubb and colleagues compared the median life spans of 800 elephants in … Continue reading
Historian and author Hilda Kean and animal advocate Kim Stallwood will teach the course, Animal Rights: past and present, at Ruskin College, Oxford on March 16 – 20, 2009. Dr Hilda Kean is a tutor in History, Humanities co-ordinator and … Continue reading
Kim Stallwood gave a presentation, “The Animal Rights Challenge,” at the Minding Animals Conference in London on December 5. His talk is serialized on Grumpy Vegan in five parts. The objective of my presentation is to make the case that … Continue reading
The world counts the days till Bush leaves office. Meanwhile, as Mike Markarian explains, the president pardons poachers.
Following on from the California Proposition 8 victory, factory farming remains centre stage for the environmental damage it causes. Today’s New York Times investigates methane emissions from cows and pigs and its impact on global warming. The trillions of farm … Continue reading
Remember this disturbing image? It turns out her name is Mapima and she’s safe. Support this work here.
