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

Medicine & Technology Feb 11, 2022

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.

Lady Freethinker Raises Awareness on South Korean Dog Auction House and Traditions

Oct 16, 2020

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

Oct 15, 2020

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.

Killed For Their Bile, Moon Bear Farm Conditions Exposed as Campaigners Fight for Animal Rights

Jul 22, 2020

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

Apr 12, 2019

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

Painless Death: Killing Wild Animals Humanely

Mar 01, 2017

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

Nov 23, 2015

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

May 21, 2015

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.