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The CARE act will ensure that aimals used for scientific research are given the chance to "find loving homes where they can live out the rest of their lives."

Hailed as a victory by animal welfare groups, new federal legislation now eliminates a long-standing requirement that investigational drugs must be tested on animals before humans receive them in drug trials.

With their own inherent value quite apart from whatever good might come from our use of them, animals ought to be treated as the kinds of creatures they are. Image: A gorilla at The Bronx Zoo in New York City, May 23, 2014 (Flickr/Tammy Lo) Over the past decade in Christian theological circles, there's been an explosion of concern for nonhuman animals. Not many people keep up with theological trends, so no shame if you've missed this one. But the fact is, while much of theology is by its very nature rather abstract, this one is relatable: Large majorities of us have animal c...

In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant "Happy" strolls inside the zoo's Asia Habitat in New York. An appellate court on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing a petition from an animal right’s group for Happy the elephant in the Bronx Zoo to get human-like rights and be moved to a sanctuary. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) (RNS) — Over the past decade in Christian theological circles, there’s been an explosion of concern for nonhuman animals. Not many people keep up with theological trends, so no shame if you’ve missed this one. But the fact ...

(RNS) — While much of theology is abstract by nature, this subject is as relatable as Happy the Elephant.