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Why Does the NRA Hate Puppies?

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Josh Sugarmann

We already license and register dogs. How much longer will it be before we face total dog confiscation? According to the NRA, if the anti-freedom, er, anti-puppy mill lobby has its way, not long.

A Chance to Change

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago


Michael Markarian

On Chicago's South Side, Michael Vick spoke to at-risk youth and urged them not to get involved in dog-fighting, telling kids from personal experience not to go down this dead-end path.

Taiji's Dirty Little Secret is Out

Sarah Newman | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

Below the surface of this quiet Japanese village lies a dirty secret that the fisherman and the Japanese government are trying to keep a secret.

Scientific Evidence Proves: Foie Gras is Foul

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green


Bruce Friedrich

Birds are in misery as pipes are shoved down their throats several times a day and they're pumped so full of food that their livers become diseased and balloon up.

Attention Holiday Shoppers: Petland Tied to Puppy Mills

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business


Michael Markarian

Some Petland stores even buy puppies from brokers and middlemen, and may not even know who the breeder is until after the puppy arrives in the store.

Not So Eggcellent

Cheri Shankar | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living


Cheri Shankar

When I found out about the true conditions under which egg-laying hens labor, it was easy to eliminate the not-so-Incredible, Edible Egg from my diet.