Forum: Read the transcript of an online discussion about whether Steven Best, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso who explains the actions of the Animal ...

February 22-28, 2026 is National Justice for Animals Week. It’s an important time for people to reconsider how legal systems ...

We’ve been wondering what goes on inside the minds of animals since antiquity. Dr. Doolittle’s talent was far from novel when it was first published in 1920; Greco-Roman literature is lousy with ...

Public speaking, or the ability to express oneself well in public, has been treated since antiquity as an inherent part of the human species. It's the ability of an individual to manipulate his or her ...

Legal advocates have pursued non-human personhood status for select species in several countries, but widespread legal recognition remains limited and rare. Because animals are legally classified as ...