As a public health researcher studying “deaths of despair” — from suicide, alcohol and drug overdoses — I’ve found these ...

That’s not justice — it’s a loophole that punishes unhoused Coloradans who are disproportionately Black, Brown, and disabled.

The USDA threatened to halt imports of Mexican cattle and bison if Mexico fails to act against a flesh-eating screwworm fly ...

Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!, a national watchdog organization for lab research on animals, sent a letter to the director of ...

In mid-April 2025, social media users spread a rumor that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would end animal ...

Accepting these pets is the responsibility of animal control in every city. They can’t just say, “We’re not doing that anymore.” If they need more tax dollars, the Oklahoma City Council ...

To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to the Editor ... Patents don’t sink companies; they keep them afloat.

Farmers and landowners in SW Missouri recently learned of large chicken operations coming to the area. A 2019 law leaves few ...

The Portland Association of Teachers sent a scalding letter to the Northwest Oregon Labor Council over the weekend, warning ...

They didn’t care about the obscene cruelty of these traps, that the animals stuck in the glue die slowly, in agonizing pain, from starvation dehydration or suffocation. They dismissed the many ...

This Easter, let’s celebrate with compassion by leaving animals out of our traditions. Giving baby chicks as gifts or using real eggs for hunts may seem harmless, but these practices often lead to ...