How Factory Farms Make You Sick
What to make of half a billion eggs and 380,000 pounds of deli meat recalled? And what happens when bird flu meets swine flu? Why is this…
What to make of half a billion eggs and 380,000 pounds of deli meat recalled? And what happens when bird flu meets swine flu? Why is this…
How a dog helped a patient in psychotherapy rediscover her true emotions. “Animals have a way of triggering the deep imprisoned emotions of love, kindness, trust, value and playfulness,” explains psychologist Dr. Ruby Benjamin.
Mr. Pooh arrived unexpectedly … he fell down the chimney. The baby seagull landed in the fireplace of the Grimwood family in Sussex, England, covered in…
Got there millions of years before Benjamin Franklin. The larva of the sunburst diving beetle has been using bifocal lenses to chase down its prey for…
The Brits are in the midst of massive budget cuts. Yet a local council has approved $300,000 to build bridges so the lowly dormouse (from Alice in Wonderland!) can safely cross a busy highway. The outrage, the delight.
For thousands of years, the egg was a universal symbol of life. Last week, it became a symbol of death. Half a billion eggs recalled. People sick. What’s up? Zoe editor Michael Mountain says the answer is really quite simple.
And the kittens win … of course! Neighbors of an old hotel on Miami Beach leaped into action when demolition vehicles pulled up outside, ready to…
The creek at Angel Canyon By Michael Mountain This is my first afternoon hike down to the creek here at Angel Canyon since the end of…
A dead dog continues to haunt New York City and the no-kill movement. By Michael Mountain Oreo was a pit bull dog, abused by a young…
Why do cats do mysterious things? Jack Daniels at the New York City shelter. (Photo by NYC AC&C) The rule of thumb is very simple. Any…
Yes, it’s the hottest summer on record, but there’s more to it. Moscow has been choking through an unrelenting pea-soup smog. Smoldering under record heat, the…
Testing out weapons of war at Porton Down By Michael Mountain In a post in the News & Views section, we write about the use of…
Is it right to rope them in on our human wars? (See also Michael’s column Animals, Conspiracies & ‘The Avengers’) Is it justifiable to try out…
Perpetrators get away with it. What’s wrong with this picture? School teacher Lorraine Leadingham is finally getting her job back. Last April, Ms. Leadningham was fired…
Cats don’t have a sweet tooth … and other tasty facts. Of your five senses, taste and smell are the oldest. They evolved first because it’s…
My life with the sacred cows By Margaret Campbell Photo by Cris Pedregal They’re lovely creatures. Docile. No wonder they’re sacred here, in India, where I…
Aet at a village water pump, a “water-cooler discussion.” By Rishi Dev I was just driving through a village. It was hot as ever and I…
When we heard about a young Indian couple, living in the U.K., who had just set off by car to drive from London to New Delhi…
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Blue whales gather off the California coast They’re the largest animals ever to have lived on Planet Earth. And right now these leviathans are frolicking off…