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...
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends yesterday’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act, which would end mink farming in Illinois and protect...
European Union policymakers, animal welfare experts, industry representatives, and non-governmental organizations, gathered last week at the European Parliament for a roundtable discussion on the...
Italian luxury fashion house, Giorgio Armani Group, has just announced a ban on the use of angora wool beginning in the 2022-2023 autumn/winter season, adding angora to...
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Farm Sanctuary recently sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in federal court for failing to require “humane“ handling...
Photos by: Katie Cleary
Tragically, despite the pandemic, Dallas Safari Club’s annual trophy hunting convention is taking place again this year February 10-14, but this time virtually. The...