Animals at Ground Zero
September 6, 2011 by MichaelMountain
They were among the great heroes of 9/11 – the dogs and their people who searched the wreckage, risking their own lives to save the lives of others.
Visiting the Orcas
July 14, 2011 by Michael Mountain
On July 2, Granny J2 celebrated her 100th birthday. They held a party in her honor on San Juan Island, off the coast of Seattle. How do they know she just turned 100?
When Animals Are Drafted
May 23, 2011 by Michael Mountain
For 5,000 years, starting with chariots drawn by oxen in Mesopotamia, animals have been conscripted into war. From charging elephants to bomb-sniffing bees…
Helpless, Homeless, Waiting for Rescue
March 21, 2011 by MichaelMountain
The welfare of animals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been left to small group of rescue and relief teams.
Vivisection: The Moral Dilemma We Face
March 10, 2011 by MichaelMountain
What if your health could possibly benefit from animal experimentation. Would you mind someone’s pet going under the knife for your benefit?
A New Beginning for Dolphins?
October 26, 2010 by MichaelMountain
It’s time to relate to them as neighbors, not slaves. How we can start to release them from captivity and stop the slaughter of these intelligent creatures.
The Big Business of Dolphins
September 15, 2010 by MichaelMountain
Part Two of our Feature: Dolphins and People Last week, we looked at the amazing intelligence of dolphins, their self-awareness, their society and their culture. We also looked at the nature of “personhood” – what gives someone certain legal rights as a “person”, and how, by every one of those criteria, dolphins qualify as “persons.” [...]
The Gulf Between Us
July 5, 2010 by MichaelMountain
It’s become an emblem of the greater gulf between ourselves and the natural world — the oceans, the land, the creatures, the planet. Some stories and facts that didn’t make it into the major media.
Dolphins and People
May 2, 2010 by MichaelMountain
Inside a new campaign to have them protected as “persons” Part One: The Smartest of Us All? “So long, and thanks for all the fish!” It’s the famous message left by the dolphins when they depart Planet Earth in the sci-fi classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy just before the planet is demolished to make room for [...]
