(The Center Square) – Despite strong laws against it, animal fighting – most commonly dogfighting and cockfighting – continues to surface in Pennsylvania and across the country. Advocates and law ...

Elephant seals look like clumsy blobs on land, but they are biological extremes. Adult males can weigh over 4,000 kilograms, making them the largest members of the carnivore order. That size isn’t for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Cockfighting and dogfighting are two regrettable pastimes.

A Florida man was sentenced to seven years in prison for dogfighting activities spanning multiple states. Law enforcement officials seized ten pit bull-type dogs, a firearm, ammunition, and ...

The Humane Society of the United States applauded the U.S. Senate for approving S. 1947, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, by a voice vote. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Sens.

A new investigation by animal-rights groups revealed efforts are underway to decriminalize cockfighting in Arkansas. “Every Arkansan should be outraged that any legislator would consider ...

There I was, in deep discussion with a member of the Animal Welfare Network Nepal, getting the low-down on the impending sacrifice of half a million animals at the Gadhimai Mela in the southern ...