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...
In a win for wolves, Governor Jay Inslee directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules regarding conflict with livestock and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule yesterday removing 21 species from the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species...
The seized tusks in Cameroon. Photo by Maha Ngalie, MINFOF, Ministry of Forestry and Fauna, Cameroon
Customs officials in Cameroon seized 118 ivory tusks weighing approximately 626...
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An appalling video of a scared and distressed sheep being sheared with a chainsaw in Tasmania is circulating on social media.
According to an online...
Photos from Slaughter Free Chicago
Slaughter Free Chicago, a campaign launched by the nonprofit Free From Harm, is planning an important rally in downtown Chicago next...