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A 'Rich Kid of Instagram' has been called 'sick' and 'disgusting' after a...

follow @yenworldwide now for more amazing stuff! 🖤🖤🖤 @yenworldwideA post shared by RICH KIDS OF LONDON (@richkidslondon) on Apr 1, 2018 at 6:24am PDT on Apr 1, 2018 at 6:24am PDTA video of a woman...

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Marine scientists are upset that SeaWorld decided to stop breeding orcas

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There's one last orca birth to come at SeaWorld, and it will probably be the last chance for research biologist Dawn Noren to study up close how female killer whales pass toxins to...

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There could be more than 10,000 tigers living in secret across America

According to the latest estimates, there are approximately 3,890 tigers left in the wild, but experts say that there are more than that in captivity in the US alone.In fact, Carson Barylak, who heads...

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Why we might be too sympathetic towards chickens

One day soon, nearly every egg you eat will be “cage-free.”A long campaign by animal-welfare groups to improve the lives of factory-farmed chickens has ended in a rout. McDonald’s announced last...

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A 'revolutionary' new technology can turn mice clear — and might one day map...

When you're a scientist trying to understand a disease, it's common to experiment on rodents, slice up their tissues for glass slides, and pop those specimens under a microscope.This basic approach has...

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A cash-strapped Spanish town found a clever way to replace its expensive...

In late 2011, with Spain mired in nationwide economic malaise, a town north of Madrid learned it didn't have the funds to hold a key part of its annual festival: the bull run. Rather than scrap the...

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The London Zoo said its gorilla escape was a 'minor incident' — but others...

LONDON (AP) — London Zoo said Friday that a silverback gorilla's escape from its enclosure was a "minor incident" that posed no danger to the public — but animal rights activists are demanding an...

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Britain's new £5 note contains animal fat — and vegetarians are furious

Britain's new £5 note contains animal fat, the Bank of England confirmed on Twitter.While replying to a user who asked if the substance is used in the note, the central bank said that there is "a trace...

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People are outraged by a video showing alleged animal abuse from the movie 'A...

Animal-rights supporters are up in arms over a video appearing to show the harsh treatment of a dog on the set of the coming movie "A Dog's Purpose."On Wednesday, TMZ posted a video it said was taken...

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'A Dog's Purpose' premiere and press event canceled after outrage over...

Universal has canceled the weekend premiere and press junket for its movie "A Dog's Purpose,"Deadline reports, following outrage over a video that appears to show a dog being abused during shooting.In...

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This Silicon Valley couple saves animals from slaughter — take a look inside...

Many Silicon Valley transplants leave their hacker houses or shoe-box apartments in the morning and climb aboard shuttle buses to work. Anna Sweet, a Facebook employee, and her husband Nate Salpeter, a...

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Taiwan just became the first country in Asia to ban eating dogs and cats

Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of cat and dog meat.People who sell, purchase or eat meat from culled canines and felines will now face hefty fines and potentially...

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This video of panda cubs being abused by handlers in China is going viral

Outrage began spreading across the internet in July following the release of a video showing handlers abusing panda cubs at a Chinese research facility.In the recent footage captured within the Chengdu...

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A wild bison was spotted in Germany for the first time in 250 years — so the...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says it will be filing charges against officials in eastern Germany who ordered hunters to shoot a wild bison believed to be the first of its kind spotted in the country...

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Sweden's world-famous white elk spared death after thousands rallied to save it

Police decided to cull a rare albino elk in Sweden.A woman fell and was injured after the elk approached her while she was walking her dogs.The decision to kill the elk was later revoked after tens of...

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Viral news stories are now driving government policy — even when they're fake

'Animal sentience' went from obscurity to a major political issue in the UK.A technocratic exchange in Parliament blew up into a moral outrage thanks to ill-informed and misleading reporting.Even...

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It is now illegal for chefs to boil lobsters alive in this country

Boiling lobsters has been outlawed in Switzerland.Some scientists argue that lobsters can actually feel pain, but the scientific community is divided on this.The new animal protection law requires that...

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A killer whale learning to speak human words is a 'circus act' to distract...

A killer whale learned how to speak like a human.Wikie, the 16-year-old orca, is believed to be the first of her kind to do so.Protesters say this was only possible due to her inhumane captivity.They...

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Animal rights group PETA bought stock in Thomas Cook so it could lobby the...

Animal rights activists invested in travel company Thomas Cook in a protest against its stance on SeaWorld.PETA bought around £1.20 of stock to gain access to Thomas Cook's AGM in London and lobby...

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A 'Rich Kid of Instagram' has been called 'sick' and 'disgusting' after a...

follow @yenworldwide now for more amazing stuff! 🖤🖤🖤 @yenworldwideA post shared by RICH KIDS OF LONDON (@richkidslondon) on Apr 1, 2018 at 6:24am PDT on Apr 1, 2018 at 6:24am PDTA video of a woman...

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