Open any health or women's magazine, and you'll eventually come across a recommendation to "eat more fish." Fish perplexingly continues to be touted as a "health food," despite the fact that many of the species that people commonly consume-most notably tuna-are contaminated with mercury and other toxins. So why is it considered "healthy"? Because-compared to other meats, which are loaded …

According to writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the trials of motherhood make moms "the great vacationless class." Although she may have been talking about the multitasking, Blackberry-wielding, van-driving, soccer mom variety, other animals show the same tireless dedication to their children. In honor of Mother's Day, I thought I'd shine the spotlight on some of the …

Eggs aren't all they're cracked up to be. You can make brownies, cookies, and cakes—and even quiche, breakfast scrambles, and "egg" salad—without cracking open a single cholesterol bomb.

In a recent Happy Cow blog post,  we explained how tofu, applesauce, bananas, ground flaxseeds, or Ener-G Egg Replacer can easily be used instead of eggs in various dishes. …

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and other dog shows are simply overblown beauty pageants. I know because I've been to dog shows–many of them. I've lost count of the shows I was trundled off to when my dad was showing our family's Great Pyrenees in obedience trials. She earned …

It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Pat Derby, the former animal trainer who saw the error of the entertainment industry's ways and spent the rest of her life helping captive animals by providing them with safe havens at her three spacious Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuaries in California. Pat died …

The dog on the chain vibrated with excitement as the woman picked her way through the muddy, junk-strewn yard. She was only bringing a bale of straw to line the floor of the dog's dilapidated doghouse, a small measure of comfort that would hopefully prevent the dog from freezing to death in the coming winter months. …

What do you get when you cross a love for animals with a love for knitting? Cruelty-free crafting, of course! By cruelty-free, I mean using other great materials besides wool.

It's not something you want to think about when you sit down to work on your latest knitting project, but unfortunately, sheep raised for wool are subjected to several cruel and …