Doris Lin is an animal rights attorney and the Director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Animal Protection League of New Jersey. Her focuses as an expert writer include animal rights and ...

The safeguarding of the well-being of non-human animals has become a key aspect of sustainability and is an actively discussed issue in society. A good state of welfare indicates that an animal is ...

A shelter worker comforts a rescued puppy. Source: Courtesy of GSHS Animal shelters are emotionally overloaded places. The workers there can face the extreme joy of reuniting a family and the extreme ...

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Yet we often hear of animals being treated poorly in Australia, and our laws are frequently ...

Kenny Torrella is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the ...

McDonald’s has a bold vision for improving animal welfare, but it won’t be going alone on the journey. Ray Kroc founded McDonald’s based on the idea that McDonald’s corporation, suppliers and ...

A government watchdog has repeatedly challenged the agency for the way it calculates fines. So far this year, more than half of the fines issued were for less than $9,000. This beagle was rescued from ...

When Paul Buck drove past a skinny black dog on the side of the road during a visit to Tennessee in November, he wasn’t sure what to do. When he circled back two hours later and she was still in the ...