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 credit: Liam Robinson
Heartbreaking news out of Zimbabwe today as WAN learns that a revered male lion, named Mopane, has been killed by a trophy hunter...
Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has recognized animals as legal persons...
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced that it will cease all pig confining and killing operations at its Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, California, in early 2023. The company claims...
While Colorado already prohibits hunting contests for larger species of wildlife, yesterday, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a ban that restricts wildlife hunting contests...
With Covid-19 travel restrictions within Vietnam lifted slightly, Animals Asia’s rescue team have swung into action to rescue three bears from Nam Dinh province,...