by Nurture Nature Now | May 9, 2016 | Animal Rights
Those are the words of neuroscientist Gregory Burns. Burns wrote those words in a New York Times article after having spent two years studying the brain activity of calm, unrestrained dogs in MRI scanners. After all that time, his “one inescapable conclusion is...
by Nurture Nature Now | Mar 14, 2016 | Animal Rights
In 2002, the corporate lobby group ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) put forward a model law which they handed off to lawmakers across the United States. This act, called the “Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act” had one purpose in mind: to...
by Nurture Nature Now | Jan 21, 2016 | Animal Rights
Have you heard the one about the macaque who took a picture of herself? Turns out it’s no joke! The monkey selfie has caused quite a stir. Odds are pretty good that you’ve seen the picture. It’s a pretty fantastic shot of a crested macaque taken in...