Tags: Animal rights

Elon Musk's Neuralink, UC Davis Face Allegations on Animal Abuse for Using Monkeys in Test

TECH & INNOVATION 02.11.2022 12:00 PM

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a complaint against Elon Musk's Neuralink and UC Davis for allegedly subjecting monkeys to "extreme suffering" during the invasive experiment to test its brain chips.

Charity Lady Freethinker Uncovers Horrific Dog Meat Auction House in South Korea

10.16.2020 08:10 AM

Animal welfare campaigners have been fighting for dogs' rights that are sold as meat or for traditional medical uses, prominently in Asia. US-based charity Lady Freethinker recently conducted an underground investigation on South Korea's largest dog meat auction house.

Tackling the Animal Problem in Cuba: Government To Pass First Animal Protection Law

10.15.2020 09:00 AM

Animal lovers in Cuba are optimistic about the upcoming law as the Cuban government is set to pass its first animal protection law next month.

Campaigners Fight for Freedom of Moon Bears Whose Bile Is Used for Traditional Medicine

07.22.2020 00:12 AM

South Korean national parks work hard to continue the restoration program for moon bears, a species farmed and killed for their bile. Animal rights campaigners hope that bear farming will finally be stopped by the government.

Scientists Attempt to Make Monkeys Smarter by Adding a Human Gene

04.12.2019 07:53 AM

Chinese scientists have inserted a human brain gene to make monkeys smarter and adapt human-like traits.

Painless Death: Killing Wild Animals Humanely

03.01.2017 00:33 AM

An international group helps these animals to be killed in a 'humanely' manner but the ethics of killing animals remains questionable.

US Government Finally Banning Chimp Research

11.23.2015 20:23 PM

Biomedical and invasive research on chimpanzees will no longer be supported by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH).

In Japan, Dolphin Controversy Continues Despite International Outcry

05.21.2015 14:08 PM

Officials from the small fishing village of Taiji, in Central Japan, remain defiant amidst protests that label their dolphin hunts as cruel. Despite international outcry, the slaughter continues.

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