People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organization, is calling on Dictionary.com to change its definition of the word "animal," claiming that the current definition ...

The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity. When you purchase through links ...

In most scientific journals, experimental animals are described poorly. Whether this is scientifically justified is discussed in this article. It was concluded that when laboratory animals are used in ...

A state senator is seeking to expand the legal definition of “wild" animals and limit their sale, proposed legislation prompted by the sale of animals including sloths at a Hauppauge-based business.

Opinion | "Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and ...

Pitt County Board of Commissioners approved defining domestic animals as dogs and cats only over the objection of one member at its Monday meeting. The board voted 8-1 to add the definition to the ...

Scott Cooper and Asima Ahmad of Blank Rome. It's a zoo out there! Animals in the workplace is now one of the most legally complicated—and reported on—issue affecting employers. A maze of legal ...