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...
Animal activists around the world are celebrating after UniverSoul Circus—which used animal acts involving zebras, camels, and other wild and exotic animals in its...
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has for the first time ever explicitly stated that dogs are companion animals and not “livestock,” in...
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A new report on live animal transports in Romania published by the EU Commission identifies severe shortcomings with regard to animal...
Yesterday, United States Representatives Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and Vern Buchanan of Florida reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021. This bipartisan legislation...
Four prominent conservation organizations For the Oceans Foundation, Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation, Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation, and United Conservationists, Inc. have signed...
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Following a campaign by PETA garnering more than 280,000 e-mails from concerned shoppers, Sephora has confirmed that they have banned mink-fur eyelashes and will purchase...