Play is important for animals in captivity, both as an indicator of their emotional states and as a contributor to their long ...

This post is in response to 'Are Wild Animals Always Happier Than Captive Animals?' By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Can captive animals be happy? In a recent Psychology Today post, Marc Bekoff cites Janis Joplin ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United ...

Captive tigers in the United States outnumber those living in the wild. The World Wildlife Federation estimates around 5,000 of the big cats reside in the U.S., mostly owned by private citizens. The ...

Why did the Alaska Sealife Center send a walrus calf to Seaworld Orlando, a location known to hold whales and dolphins captive for entertainment purposes? Are we really “saving” an animal if we just ...

An elephant in the street is now a common sight for Chinese residents of the animals' home territory on the Myanmar-Laos border, where a recovering elephant ...

Penguins at the Sea Life London Aquarium during the annual 'count and clean' in January 2025. (PA) Animal welfare campaigners have been joined by dozens of MPs in their fight to release 15 penguins ...