law State Trooper charged with animal cruelty after repeatedly hitting horse with vehicle—but only after the dashcam footage became legally inaccessible Rob Beschizza
animals Gentleman accused of giving meth to his emotional support monkey wants him back David Pescovitz
animals Watch Taika Waititi as a rabbit in a new stop-motion short film about animal testing Thom Dunn
animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin
Entertainment Peter Jackson responds to rumors of animal cruelty on the set of The Hobbit Jamie Frevele
dogs Los Galgos Guapos ("The Handsome Hounds"): photo-essay on greyhound rescue in Tijuana Xeni Jardin
whales King Charles, breaking from tradition, will not be slathered with whale intestines and civet secretions Thom Dunn
MAGA cultists Two very stable geniuses say Thomas Jefferson enslaved people but didn't support slavery Mark Frauenfelder