Our perception of animal welfare as a nation of animal lovers is out of step with policy and law that still allows differential animal treatment.

A large body of scientific evidence stemming from studies of diverse species clearly shows that many nonhuman animals (animals) are sentient beings. 1 Because these studies show that the biodiversity ...

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda promoted the reform of Article 7, which now recognizes animals as sentient beings in the state’s Constitution—an unprecedented move that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All three of these discoveries came in the last five years — indications that the more scientists test animals, the more they find ...

Sentient director Tony Jones discusses his documentary about the ethics of animal testing and the tough questions we have to ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The report ...

Sentient’ asks if science’s aims ever justify harming animals—and ourselves—through the story of a ...

Humans have had relationships with their pets for thousands of years, talking to them, coddling them, and imbuing them with human attributes. But are these animals “thinking,” and do nonhuman animals ...

Bees play by rolling wooden balls — apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to recognize its own visage in an underwater mirror. Octopuses seem to react to anesthetic drugs and will avoid ...