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 American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commend the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for advancing bipartisan language that would...
A female orangutan named Susi has given birth to her first baby in the wild after being rescued from a life in chains in captivity.
Susi was successfully...
Yesterday, a coalition of conservation organizations secured a legal settlement that will aid in the recovery of threatened Canada lynx. As a result, the U.S. Fish and...
UPDATE February 7th: Billie Eilish has teamed up with international animal protection nonprofit In Defense of Animals and Panda Voices to call for the immediate retirement of giant pandas...
Thursday, June 24th, Update:
WAN has learned that Grammy award-winning songwriter, longtime animal advocate, and vegan Diane Warren has facilitated the release of one of the...
Yesterday, prominent animal rights activist, Wayne Hsiung, was sentenced to two years probation after being convicted of larceny and breaking and entering. Hsiung, the co-founder of...