Billions of animals raised for food share emotional lives as rich as the pets we adore, yet most spend their entire existence unable to turn around, feel sunlight, or move freely. Understanding what ...

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The ability to detect vocal sounds, and the more specialized skill of recognizing calls from one's own species, is supported by evolutionarily ancient brain mechanisms, according to a new study from ...

She and her husband have two mini pigs, Gertie and Tiny Ted, who have over 50 thousand followers on their social media account, @piggygert. After Tiny Ted was caught cuddling up to his dad when he ...

My nine-month-old daughter is smitten with our pet dog. That’s typical of young children; non-human animals are widely beloved from an early age. Not only do children express a deep love for animals, ...

Comparisons of intelligence across different species and phrases like "emotionally complex" place us on a slippery slope and should not be used to assess suffering in nonhuman animals. Solid research ...

This little piggy has gone to the dogs. An adorable “service pig” has been welcomed into a popular Brooklyn dog park with open paws, even running off-leash with petite pooches — despite a city ban on ...