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...
Photo by HSI
Sixty-five animal charities and pet shelters from across China have signed an open letter calling for compassion rather than cruelty to dogs...
Photos by Kevin Wolf/AP Images for HSUS
Update: July 22, 2022
Yesterday, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and several shelter and rescue partners embarked...
Photos by: Zohra Fahim
Sadly, ponies and horses reportedly continue to be overworked and neglected at Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo in Los Angeles,...
In 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Arctic National Wildlife Range “for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife, wilderness, and recreational values.” Twenty years later,...
Tragically, twenty gray wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed by hunters after leaving the park’s boundaries in recent months.
Fifteen of the wolves were based...