Tears seem simple, but the tiny glands that produce them are among the least understood organs in the human body. By growing ...
The Trump administration launched a strike force targeting animal cruelty. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced designated ...
From tariffs and trade policies to the longest government shutdown in history, farmers have been hit from all angles.
The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a ...
Earlier this month, the agency announced the first case of the disease in Decatur County, north of Wayne County. Both counties are about two hours southwest of Nashville.
Animal testing in cosmetics hasn’t vanished—but it has changed. Here’s how ingredient testing, suppliers, and laws still affect animals.
After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled ...
In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies—a landmark initiative that lays out a plan to make animal ...
Opinion
CounterPunchOpinion

Like Animals

We, humans, treat animals like animals, so why should we be surprised when we treat humans like animals? If only we could bring ourselves to like animals.
Scientists at the Dutch food research organization NIZO and the University of Twente have developed a human-relevant, ...
The FDA has released new guidance reducing the need for animal testing in monoclonal antibody cancer drugs when human-based ...
"For too long, bureaucratic inertia has delayed the implementation of these changes, which are vital to saving lives, reducing costs, and bringing life-saving treatments to patients more efficiently," ...