
2.8 Million Wild Animals Killed: What the USDA Wildlife Services Data Shows
USDA Wildlife Services killed 2,833,285 wild animals in 2025. Almost all of the increase was starlings, which the agency links to protecting dairy farms.

Toblerone Sues Small Vegan Chocolate Maker Over the Shape of Its O’bar
Mondelēz says the vegan O’bar by Catherine’s Originals is too close to the Toblerone shape. The founder disagrees.

Öko-Test Barista Oat Milk Test: Oatly Barista Edition Comes Last
German consumer magazine Öko-Test frothed and lab-tested 27 barista oat drinks. 14 are very good, while the conventional Oatly Barista Edition came last because of its ingredients.

Survey: Most Meat Eaters in Germany Want an End to Cages
Germany’s 2026 Animal Welfare Barometer shows clear majorities of people who eat everything want cages phased out and clearer labels. What the numbers are worth.

Palantir cofounder backs plan to breed 30,000 monkeys for animal testing
Joe Lonsdale’s firm 8VC has put 20 million dollars into Safer Human Medicine, a startup that wants to breed up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques for animal testing in Georgia.

Animal testing for injuries: only 3 of 83 drugs made it to approval
A PLOS ONE review analysed 1,257 animal studies on acute injuries. Only 3.6% of the drugs were approved as a new class of drug.