PETITION TARGETS: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); University of Mississippi Medical Center Leadership Rhesus monkeys are being forcibly addicted to alcohol —including via tubes invasively anchored into their stomachs — at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and turning to self harm and other abnormal behaviors in their attempts to cope, according to […]

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Editorial Note: Lady Freethinker thanks Action for Primates and Dr. Nedim Buyukmihci for their assistance in reviewing a part of the protocol procedures in these highly invasive experiments. Rhesus macaques are being forcibly addicted to alcohol — including via catheters invasively anchored into their stomachs — at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), according to […]

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Seventeen more wild horses are dead following another brutal helicopter roundup in Nevada — including blind horses, senior horses who broke bones, and seven horses killed when the semi-truck transporting them flipped. Lady Freethinker stationed an observer at the Roberts Mountain Complex, a swath of about 556,500 acres of public and private lands northwest of […]

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PETITION TARGETS: Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek, NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Heritage Penny Sharpe PETITION UPDATE (7/3/2024): Over 800 wild horses have been shot and killed in Kosciuszko National Park after the government approved aerial shooting in October of 2023. Because of the aerial shooting, which will also […]

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Research into the environmental impact of raising cows for people’s food may have been sabotaged — and animal agriculture’s contribution to climate change drastically underreported — following pressure from meat and dairy lobbyists, according to a new investigation from The Guardian. The UK-based news outlet interviewed 20 former and current officials with the UN Food and Agriculture […]

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An infant primate born to baboon mother Jemma in a university lab in Virginia started suffering — including from a lesion and physical traumas — before he was even 1 year old, new documents obtained by Lady Freethinker (LFT) through a public records request show. LFT has previously reported on Jemma, a female olive baboon […]

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PETITION TARGET: U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Wild animals are having their bones crushed, their spines snapped, and their lives slowly suffocated out of them in barbaric traps that are currently legal and allowed in National Wildlife Refuges.   Now, a new bill seeks to end this torture. The Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, or […]

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An 8-year-old, blind border collie named Sparky is now safe and sound after being rescued by officers from a frigid pond in New York where he reportedly nearly died. The New York Police Department (NYPD) fielded several 911 calls about a dog who was possibly drowning in a pond in South Jamaica, Queens, and sent […]

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A new book by psychologist and vegan advocate Dr. Melanie Joy explores how oppressive systems sustain themselves and how animal and social justice warriors can stay sane and healthy while working to dismantle them. How To End Injustice Everywhere builds on Joy’s previous works on Carnism — or the invisible belief system that conditions people […]

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PETITION TARGET: Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Dozens of dogs reportedly starved to death at the hands of a couple posing as “rescuers” in Evesham Township, New Jersey. Officers who fielded a call about possibly malnourished dogs discovered 30 dead dogs inside the house and the corpses of 70 more dogs —  in various states of […]

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A sweet puppy named Dumpling who was intentionally starved and dumped on a street is making a steady recovery, thanks to her rescuers and their loving care. PAWS Chicago, a no-kill shelter, fielded a call from animal control officers who found Dumpling.  In a TikTok video that’s both heartbreaking and heartwarming, the shelter describes how Dumpling […]

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A tiny puppy who was found with a zip tie cruelly tightened around her throat is now safe and recovering, thanks to the caring actions of a trucker and a state trooper who noticed her plight. A truck driver who found the tiny puppy next to an exit ramp off a highway in Benson, Arizona, […]

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A Florida woman who reportedly paid to have monkey torture videos created and posted on the online platform Telegram is now facing federal animal crush charges and federal prison, if convicted. Investigators who looked into a tip from a person in Norfolk, Virginia, uncovered about 60 users in a Telegram group dedicated to the abuse, […]

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Seven wild horses from Nevada died gruesome deaths on their way to holding corrals in Utah after a semi-truck, contracted by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), turned over on its side on a highway. The recent fatalities bring the preventable death toll up to 11 wild horse deaths in the nine days since […]

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Many people love dogs — but a new, heartwarming book just released by Atria Books is taking a deeper look at why we love them and just how much they can help us when we open our hearts and homes to them.  The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human-Canine Connection is a collaborative effort between “the internet’s […]

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The UK’s Online Safety Bill has received Royal Assent, meaning the owners of social media platforms that allow postings of animal torture videos could now face billions of dollars of fines or even jail time. The bill elevates animal torture content to a priority offense — on the same level with terrorism and revenge porn — and […]

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PETITION TARGETS: House Agriculture and House Oversight and Accountability Committees, Hawaiian Legislators UPDATE (4/29/2025): The bill died but was recently reintroduced, according to a press release from U.S. Senator John Kennedy’s website. We will continue to monitor this bill and share any updates as they become available. — Lady Freethinker * Roosters forced to fight to […]

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A cat who went missing 12 years ago was safely and happily reunited with his guardians after a journey of more than 1,500 miles. Butters, a fluffy gray cat known to his guardians as an “adventurer,” went missing from his home in San Diego, California, in 2011. The Castellino family reported him missing. But in […]

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With Halloween just around the corner, there’s a fantastic opportunity to explore and introduce delicious plant-based treats! Here are some spooktacular plant-based goodies for Halloween, with the recipes and descriptions courtesy of World of Vegan founder, vegan chef, and author Michelle Cehn. Try them today if you dare! Mummy Dogs & Mummy Meatballs These spooky […]

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Lady Freethinker has obtained shocking footage from inside Blue Ridge Kennel, a research facility in Wetumpka, Alabama, that’s running dog food palatability trials. The facility has a long-standing history of serious violations — with federal inspectors documenting  20 violations this year alone and 79 violations since 2014. Blue Ridge Kennel has not responded to media inquiries, […]

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