Law

WOLF CLIFTON—Although laws regulating human treatment of animals are common worldwide, only a few recognize animals as having legal rights of their own. If the Sindh Welfare and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is passed, the Pakistani province will join Switzerland, Germany, Spain, India, New Zealand, Argentina, and Colombia, becoming one of a small but growing number of jurisdictions to acknowledge that animals are sentient persons rather than mere objects to be used.

By empowering multinational corporations to sue governments for loss of “expected future profits,” the TPP puts animal welfare laws at the mercy of big money.

By empowering multinational corporations to sue governments for loss of “expected future profits,” the TPP puts animal welfare laws at the mercy of big money.

For decades, archaeologists have struggled to decode unusual inscriptions found on stelae near the base of the Tikal royal palace. In her groundbreaking new translation, Dr. Hoshi Sato has revealed them to include some of the world’s earliest animal welfare laws.

For decades, archaeologists have struggled to decode unusual inscriptions found on stelae near the base of the Tikal royal palace. In her groundbreaking new translation, Dr. Hoshi Sato has revealed them to include some of the world’s earliest animal welfare laws.