A farmer in South Africa kept a pet hippo for six years before the animal turned on him and mauled him to death ...

Many people, including animal advocates and others who want to grant legal rights (including personhood) to nonhuman animals, are often criticized for their views because others fear it will diminish ...

I've followed Dr. Clive Phillips' wide-ranging career and his eclectic transdisciplinary views of animal welfare and animal-human relationships. Clive was Australia's first professor of animal welfare ...

A one-woman, one-dog show is now open in New York at the Frederick Loewe Theatre at Hunter College. It's already drawn raves on the road. "Link Link Circus" is a night of comic monologues, home movies ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Imagine you see your neighbor’s dog drowning in their backyard pool. You call out for the neighbor and bang on ...

Diseases started jumping from animals to humans at least 6,500 years ago, researchers found in a new study of ancient DNA. After analyzing ancient DNA from 1,313 prehistoric humans from Europe and ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

The war in Ukraine hasn’t only upended human lives—it’s also left countless dogs stranded in the middle of it all. With fighting still ongoing, soldiers, volunteers, and local families have stepped in ...