The following selection from Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) is from his article "The First Step": Not long ago I had a talk with a retired soldier, a butcher, and he was surprised at...

What started out at the Heart of the City Farmers' Market as a cultural conflict between animal rights activists trying to block live poultry sales and vendors catering to hundreds of Chinese customers, has...

This past week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will essentially prohibit, starting in 2015, any egg from being sold in the state that comes from caged hens. This bill became law...

Beatle legend Sir Paul McCartney has banned meat from his latest tour, as he's serving vegetarian meals to all his crewmembers. Macca, as he is fondly called, is taking his 'Up and Coming Tour'...

=Scroll down for video= Glee cutie Lea Michele is using her impressive pipes to spread the word about animal cruelty in the fur industry. Lea's partnered with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...

Looking for a children's picture book that inspires compassion for farm animals? Granny Gomez & Jigsaw (Disney-Hyperion, 2010) tells the story of a mountain-climbing, drum-playing old woman who adopts a baby pig for a...

Bestselling author John Robbins describes taking famed chef Julia Child to a veal farm. Child, who pooh-poohed vegetarianism, saw first hand the horrible condition the animals were kept in.This is a short excerpt from...

Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell," a topical event-driven show with a wide range of viewpoints that airs every night on HLN at 7 p.m. ET. An animal activist, she is a member...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Will the animal abusers list include people who eat animals??   SAN FRANCISCO -- California may soon place animal abusers on the same level as sex offenders by listing them in an...

Vault.com has named Farm Sanctuary as one of the Top 10 Most Unusual Experience Internships in America for 2010. The career intelligence website recognized Farm Sanctuary's unique ability to provide interns with opportunities to...

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Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers. At issue are...

In the last few years - ever since the passage of the chilling Animal Enterprises Terrorism Act and the implementation of an earlier incarnation of the law - the free speech rights of some...

Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals. Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting operation, tight end Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, posed in the...

Appearing on the Ellen Degeneres Show, the author Jonathan Safran Foer complained about factory farming and blamed it for the proliferation of the H1N1 virus. Until now, debate over the relationship between the H1N1...

We previously showed you the CBS report about an elephant and a dog who've become lifelong companions. After CBS ran that report, agents, producers -- even Disney Studios -- came calling, asking to put...

After talking with Ellen about his book, "Eating Animals," Jonathan Safran Foer answered questions from Ellen's audience. Watch as he explains why some foods are worse than others -- and what you're eating when...

On Monday, March 30, 2009, bestselling vegan author JEFFREY MASSON talked about his new book, THE FACE ON YOUR PLATE: The Truth About Food.In this fascinating, wide ranging and entertaining talk, Jeff reads excerpts...

Sabrina's Aunt Linda has a beautiful vacation home on Catalina Island outside Los Angeles -- and she very generously allows our brood to crash there when the mood strikes (which in our case, is...

VegViews: Interview with Bruce FriedrichBruce Friedrich directed PETA's influential film "Meet Your Meat." Countless people have been moved by its powerful message, and decided to stop eating animals.Bruce, who is relentless in trying to...

Nina & Randa watch Spokane, WA, banker Joe Armstrong save ducks! Daredevil Ducklings' Death-Defying Swan Dive! ...

Bestselling authore, Jeffrey Masson, talks about what made him decide to become a vegan. The above is an excerpt from our award-winning documentary, PROCESSED PEOPLE. There is 3.5 hours of fascinating material with this...

Elephants, like people and many other creatures on this planet, seek companionship and often find a friend for life. Sometimes these relationships are quite complex. After watching this video, be sure to watch the...

John Robbins thinks it's wrong to eat animals, on a number of levels. This is an excerpt from the new documentary PROCESSED PEOPLE. For more information and to watch other clips, visit ProcessedPeople.com  ...

It is an unquestionable reality that all animals that "render service to humans..." that is, who are used by humans... in any fashion whatsoever, will have their bodies, their genetics, their reproductive systems, their...