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...
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating the recent hunting and slaughter of four endangered Galápagos giant tortoises for their meat. The carcasses were found on Isabela,...
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...
Photo from Suffolk County Police Department
Animal advocates have long expressed their need to be the voice for the voiceless. While not always heard and seldomly...