Voices for the Animals

Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a

wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of

immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and

posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the ...

Back in April of 2023, a 9-year-old girl in Shasta County, California was

raising a 4-H goat named Cedar when she realized that she couldn't go

through with giving up her friend to be sold and slaughtered, as the program

demands. The fair board, which runs the 4-H pro...

After years of progress in reducing euthanasia rates in this country,

healthy, adoptable pets are once again being killed in our nation’s

shelters at record levels, simply because they’re homeless--it's especially

bad for dogs. So why is this happening? Are more pets ...

Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a

wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of

immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and

posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the poo...

They're a symbol of freedom and their protection is mandated by federal

law--but America's wild horses are being cruelly mismanaged by the very

government agency charged with making sure they are safe. On this edition of

Voices For The Animals, Michele Coppola talks w...

This month we'll revisit some of the most urgent animal welfare issues

featured on VFTA recently. We'll talk about what's happening with:

the federal EATS Act, which threatens to undo even the small gains made to

improve conditions for food animals in the US

the con...

Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a

wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of

immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and

posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the ...

If you've seen My Octopus Teacher or read the book Remarkably Bright

Creatures, you know that octopuses are incredible animals. Unfortunately,

people find them tasty as well, which is why a company in Spain wants to farm

them--basically the equivalent of an octopus fa...