My friend, Susan in Santa Monica, posted a photo of herself on social media in a state of blissful repose, a white rat perched atop her chest. I recoiled at the sight of it. I phoned her and asked, ...

Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals. It makes children perceive animals as more similar to humans. They ...

How many animal lovers do you know who eat meat? How can we collectively bemoan individual cases of animal abuse and then ignore the horrors of factory farming? How can decent, moral people seem ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have long been mystified about how animals who munch on ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Eating live animals is a practice that spans various cultures and it may seem unusual or even cruel to many, but in some parts of the world, eating live animals is a delicacy with deep cultural roots.

Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...