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Pam Anderson Makes Passionate Plea for Mali

Beauty, brains, and a big heart for animals—Pam Anderson has it all. A long-time PETA supporter, Pam is once again standing up for animals, this time using her voice—and …

Food in Review: The Alternative, El Nido, Palawan

Update: The Alternative is now permanently closed. It was our first trip to Palawan. We had made it to the sleepy little town of El Nido, and now we …

The Bloody Faces of Ivory

There is no mistaking the bodies of elephants poached for ivory: They have no face. Only two-thirds of an elephant’s tusk is visible, with the remaining third buried deep …

What Is Your Animal Companion Saying?

We owe it to our animal companions to learn a little “dogese” or “catish,” so here are the meanings of some of the most common animal behaviors: Now that …

The Intern Experience: Josceline Cluff

Much of my life so far, at school and university, I’ve drifted through placidly, told that I was doing something I “should” do but with little conception as to …

Rocker Xavier Rudd Gets Real

Australian singer and songwriter Xavier Rudd first got our attention with his addictive blend of socially charged lyrics and reggae, acoustic, and folk-infused sound.

Lolong’s Death Is a Warning: End Captivity

What do we all want out of life? Happiness? Comfort? Freedom? Swimming the lush marshlands of an area sanctioned as a crocodile reserve in the southern Philippines, Lolong, one …

Be a Superhero: Save the Planet

You don’t have to have superpowers to save millions of lives and the planet—you just need to be vegan. Save the Sea In the past 50 years, commercial fishing …

Animal Agriculture Is Full of Gas

It may be an “inconvenient toot,” but cows and other animals raised for food fart and burp massive quantities of greenhouse gasses—so much so that they’re a leading contributor …

Philippine Airlines: Alone in the Dark Ages

Update: Victory – Philippine Airlines recently issued a statement banning the shipping of primates to laboratories.  Almost every major airline in the world – including Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United …