Deputy Alejandro Gomez, who is accused of repeatedly harassing a colleague, faces one charge of extreme animal cruelty and four charges of aggravated assault on a police officer.
The Douglas, Michigan, city government is hitting a homeowner with crushing fines after reversing its own approval. She’s fighting back in federal court.
A New Deal–era program nearly eradicated the sacred Navajo-Churro sheep—and still reverberates through the Navajo Nation today.
This is far from the first time a cop has shot a dog for seemingly no reason.
A biotech company used DNA from thousands of years ago to clone three wolf pups that resemble the extinct dire wolf.
Are human courts the best venue to protect wild animals?
Hundreds of thousands of miles of fences ensnare and sometimes kill wild animals. GPS technology offers an alternative.
The wonders of capitalism make hyper-realistic egg substitutes possible.
The urban farming renaissance offers a little taste of self-reliance.
Yes, the climate is warming. But, despite what you may have heard, we can deal with it.
Cultivated meat isn't challenging slaughtered meat anytime soon. But states keep trying to restrict competition.
Endangered red wolves became a symbol of federal overreach—and a target for local ire—in eastern North Carolina.
What happened to Tonka the chimp? The Chimp Crazy series investigates.
The government should exit the multi-million-dollar business of preventing horse doping.
A ballot initiative to create a new category of medical providers for animals is winning approval, though votes are still being counted.
Peanut the Squirrel charmed a large internet audience that helped fund an animal sanctuary. Then the government seized him.
Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an open maw.
The NIH had been deleting all social media comments containing words like animal, testing, and cruel.
Previously you had to hit the animal yourself during hunting season to claim the carcass.
Juicy Marbles' vegan ribs pull apart in a shockingly realistic way, and they taste great. But they'll also set you back $77.
The latest movie in the Apes franchise gestures at interesting ideas about politics and civilizational conflict, but it doesn't develop them.
How did an obviously fabricated article end up in a peer-reviewed journal?
The admission came as the agency pushed for funding. It's a reminder that the cops should spend fewer resources seizing cannabis and more on solving serious crimes.
The American Buffalo documentary charts the fall and rise of American bison.
The bill, which has thankfully been withdrawn, was an unnecessary state intrusion into Coloradans' lives.
The pair were then taken to a local jail, where they were mistreated further.
Housing bats, buying an E.V., and planting trees sometimes end up being counterproductive.
The congressman's "Glue Trap Prohibition Act" would make it illegal to sell glue traps or even use them in the home.
Lab-grown chicken, vegan mac and cheese, animal-free ice cream, and more.
Eradication of the apex predator is "likely impossible."
Blame lingering pandemic-era restrictions that make it harder for people to find a dog or cat they'd like to adopt.
Eradication of the apex predator is “likely impossible.”
No, says a judge, applying New York law.
Why have so few species been taken off the endangered species list?
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