The relationships human societies have with animals aren't fixed, but vary according to era, culture, territory and customs.

In Baja California, animals now have the legal backing necessary to safeguard their well-being, thanks to the approval of a law reform proposed by Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, which seeks ...

If you aren’t yet worried about the multitude of ways you inadvertently inflict suffering onto other living creatures, you will be after reading The Edge of Sentience by Jonathan Birch. And for good ...

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda promoted the reform of Article 7, which now recognizes animals as sentient beings in the state’s Constitution—an unprecedented move that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All three of these discoveries came in the last five years — indications that the more scientists test animals, the more they find ...

Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK government, which has added the creatures to a list of sentient beings to be ...

In July 2013 a group of scientists offered up what is called The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (please see "Scientists Finally Conclude Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious Beings"). The landmark ...

Lots of justifications for meat eating here, including "it's a weed species" and "we've bred it for factory farming purposes". The comment about sapience rather than sentience is germane. The ...