Backyard chickens give us a glimpse into the complex social and intellectual lives of chickensBillions of chickens suffer on factory farms each year. They deserve so much more. Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humaneworld.org
Baby got fatAs a million YouTube videos can attest, everyone loves tubby tabbies and pudgy pooches. But the flip side is that pet obesity poses serious health issues. Animal experts weigh in on how shelters can transform dogs and cats from fat to fit. Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org
In full bloomIf you watched the Golden Globes back in 2016, you couldn’t miss her: Collecting a Golden Globe for best actress in a television series, musical or comedy, Rachel Bloom was visibly ecstatic, motor-mouthed and breathless, practically leaping from the Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org
Breaking outIn Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” Adrienne C. Moore brings humor and heart to the role of prisoner Cindy “Black Cindy” Hayes, who memorably undergoes a religious awakening in season 3. Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org
Sheltering people and petsViolence against animals often portends violence against people, but for women experiencing domestic abuse, the two can be one and the same. Seventy-one percent of women who own pets and enter domestic violence shelters report that their abuser Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org
An affinity for animalsBased on the novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Way Home hits theaters Jan. 11. At its center is a pit bull-type dog named Bella, whose bond with her owner compels her to travel 400 miles to reunite with him. In these edited interviews, actress Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org
Don’t buy into that doggie in the windowJournalist, Emmy-winning television producer and author Rory Kress loves her Wheaton terrier, Izzie, and originally thought nothing of purchasing the USDA-licensed pup at a pet store. But a few years later and a few years wiser, Kress embarked on a Sep 21 25September 21, 2025Article at humanepro.org