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...
Following last year’s devastating fires in the Amazon Rainforest, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), along with Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymembers: Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), Eduardo...
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in South Korea has announced plans to legally recognize animals as ‘sentient beings’ rather than ‘objects’ in an attempt...
Photos from The BEAR League, Facebook
WAN is pleased to share some much-needed positive news as another tumultuous week comes to an end.
“Hank the Tank,”...
In a heartbreaking undercover investigation by PETA, dogs, cats, and stray kittens found through online ads and Facebook posts have ended up brutally used...
Thanks to an epic journey across the world organized by Animal Defenders International (ADI) and Qatar Airways Cargo, Ruben, the world’s loneliest lion, has...