It's common to see comparisons where an animal's intelligence is measured against that of a human. To some, the nonhuman animal's own, innate intelligence and sentience is not sufficient and is considered only relevant as it compares to our own. Quite the self-preservation strategy for humans, isn't it? Would we as a species ever really allow an animal …

PETA has pushed hard over the years to reduce the sum total of suffering in the meat, dairy, and egg businesses, because to reduce suffering makes a whale of a difference if you are a pig or chicken on a factory farm, and we've stopped protests outside, say, Burger King or McDonald’s, when they've agreed to reforms that made animals …

You might never have expected to hear this from PETA, but sometimes the best thing you can do for animals is to pull back and stop what you're doing. I'm talking about burnout.

Hundreds of important issues and millions of animals' lives might be at stake, but you won't be doing animals much good if you push yourself to the …

As advocates for the intrinsic rights of animals to live peacefully and free from the impositions bestowed upon them by humans, we may occasionally have our motives questioned. Most times, individuals have an authentic curiosity and ask us out of a genuine sense of interest and integrity. Let's look at two of the most prevalent objections …

We are all too familiar with the pain of seeing examples of cruelty to animals, whether it's through the sadness in the eyes of an abandoned dog, the agony and desperation experienced by a downed cow or other farmed animal, or the desperation of an oil-soaked bird. These images touch our hearts and frequently elicit deep …

If you've been considering going back to school, you might be pleasantly surprised by the variety of offerings in current course catalogs, including a quickly growing number of animal studies programs.

The Animals and Society Institute now lists more than 100 university courses across the country that fall under the rubric of animal …

Excuse me for stating the obvious, but racists are dumb. That's not just my opinion. It's the conclusion of a provocative new study published in the journal Psychological Science. Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, and his colleagues found that children with low intelligence are more likely to grow up to be racist …