Larry Carbone, a veterinarian who is in charge of the lab animal welfare assurance program at a major research university, presents this scholarly history of an

All animals need food, water and shelter. But what about their social and emotional needs? Modern science tells us that animals experience a wide range of emoti

In many people's eyes, the ability for animals to be able to behave 'naturally' is essential for their welfare. However, animals do not necessarily want to do b

When the National Animal Chorus gathers to perform the immortal works of Mr Herbert Timberteeth, the performance doesn't go exactly as planned. Mr Timberteeth h

Foot-and-mouth and mad-cow disease are but two of the results of treating animals as commodities, subject only to commercial constraints and ignoring all natura