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The unsung warriors of 'The Price Is Right'
How the models known as "Barker's Beauties" brought down the legendary host of "The Price Is Right"…
David Kushner
A new lawsuit accuses Costco of 'neglect and abandonment' of its $4.99 rotisserie chickens
The mistreatment is "an integral part of the company's poultry production strategy and its business…
Mary Meisenzahl
Activists say an elephant at the Bronx Zoo is self-aware and shouldn't live in a 'one-acre prison.' A New York court just ruled she isn't a legal person.
The elephant's attorneys unsuccessfully argued Happy is an intelligent creature illegally detained …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
The 'cocaine hippos' of drug lord Pablo Escobar recognised as 'people' by US court, making legal history
Animal rights activists have legally challenged the contraceptives used to slow the unsustainable b…
Bethany Dawson
Animal rights group seeks release of 185 pictures related to the autopsies of animals that died during experiments for Elon Musk's Neuralink
UC Davis and Elon Musk's company Neuralink have refuted the claims its test animals experienced "ex…
Grace Kay
Animals are now ‘legal persons’, an Indian court expects citizens to be their guardians
The court also highlighted the aspects of animal safety like controlling the amount of wei…
Emotional support animals: How to qualify and register for one and where you're legally allowed to take them
People with conditions like anxiety, depression, and epilepsy can register their pet as an emotiona…
Madeline Kennedy,Sorin McKnig…
One of the 'worst roadside zoos in America,' which kept a tiger that was so malnourished its bones were visible, is closing after a legal battle
PETA reached a settlement with the Waccatee Zoological Farm that means that it will close permanent…
Joshua Zitser
14 animals that are surprisingly legal to own as pets in the US
The laws regarding exotic pet ownership vary by state. Animal rights advocates advise against keepi…
Kristine Solomon,Kristine Sol…
Geronimo the alpaca has been killed by UK health officials, ending a saga that featured protests and a legal battle to save the sick animal's life
Activists had vowed to protect Geronimo - even claiming that they'd hide the animal among four iden…
Jake Epstein
Yes, 'Legally Blonde' is a feminist masterpiece. But we need to talk about how badly it handles its characters of color.
"Legally Blonde" holds up surprisingly well, particularly in how it handled Elle's transformation i…
Debanjali Bose
Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court went too far in taking 'the dramatic step' of overturning Roe v. Wade
Roberts wrote that a decision that limited abortion rights without overturning Roe v. Wade would ha…
Brent D. Griffiths
Pet owners will freeze their dying animals to one day bring them back to life. Billionaire Peter Thiel is backing the technology to make it happen.
A startup backed by Peter Thiel aims to establish a network of veterinary clinics that provide stan…
Melia Russell
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema once wrote in her blog that Legally Blonde 2 is 'how politics should be'
"No, I don't just mean that D.C. should all revamp their wardrobes to be more befitting of Elle Woo…
Bryan Metzger
A man fighting to keep his emotional support potbellied pig named Ellie has been to court 13 times
Wyverne Flatt and his pig Ellie live in Canajoharie, New York, where it is illegal to keep a farm a…
Andrea Michelson
Florida Republicans want to limit diversity training at work. That movement just hit a legal roadblock.
Republican lawmakers put employers in the Sunshine State on notice about diversity training. But a …
Marguerite Ward
George Soros says he never contributed to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg despite anti-semitic claims on the right
Before and after his indictment, Trump and his allies have been calling Alvin Bragg, a"Soros-backed…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
The evolution of queer characters in children's animation
Here's a look back at how LGBTQ characters in kids' shows evolved from Hays Code-era stereotypes an…