Update: Washington state has officially banned octopus farming following Governor Jay Inslee's signature on House Bill 1153 on March 13th.
This legislative action marks a...
Last week, New York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski announced that they will be introducing a revised version of their...
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to...
China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...
1. Congratulations to Joaquin Phoenix for winning Best Actor at the Oscars for his outstanding performance in the Joker.
Joaquin gave an inspirational speech using...
Last week, the District Court of Montana approved a legal agreement that wildlife conservation groups secured with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service compelling the...
Some uplifting news happened this weekend when a 13-year-old female Sumatran Orangutan was released back into the wild in North Sumatra on July 4th.
The...
Photo Credit: Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles
In Defense of Animals’ annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America has exposed heartbreaking...
A panel of experts and political leaders will be speaking out tomorrow against a plan to bulldoze the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve during a Virtual Town Hall...
This morning, McDonald's Corporation announced a new growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, which encompasses all aspects of McDonald's business. As noted in a statement by...