The first trailer for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm has been unveiled, a new adaptation of the classic novel with a star-studded cast, coming next year.

Any aspiring revolutionist likely feels some consternation when reading “Animal Farm.” The animals of George Orwell’s ...

Dr. Virginia Maxwell is passionate about protecting animals. (Photo courtesy of JP Farm Animal Sanctuary) Virginia Maxwell, D.Phil., was just six months old when she met her first Jersey cow. Her ...

Seventy-five years ago today, “a little squib” contributed decisively to changing American attitudes toward the Soviet Union—our ally during the Second World War—and so to launching the Cold War. That ...

When George Orwell published "Animal Farm" 80 years ago, he intended the book - in which barnyard animals rebel against their human overlords to create an egalitarian society, only to slide back into ...

A fifth grader, assigned to read "Animal Farm" years ago, was asked by his teacher what he thought it was "about." "The American revolution," replied the 11-year-old promptly. "No, no, no." The ...

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian." —Paul McCartney Every now and again, a special book comes along dealing with the ways in which so-called farm animals are mistreated ...

Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm was first officially announced only a few years ago, but the producer, director, and actor has been ruminating on this tale since he ...

This project was to re-design a classic novel. The inspiration behind the Animal Farm cover derived from the controversial topics brought up throughout the book. The collage on the cover is composed ...

George Orwell’s Animal Farm depicts a farm run by a collective leadership of pigs. Joern Pollex/Getty Images Animal Farm envisioned a somewhat different scenario for political promises. Writing about ...

The federal government mostly leaves policy about the housing and treatment of farm animals to the states, but there is increasing interest in a more active federal role, perhaps through the next farm ...