In a landmark decision this week, the Romanian Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban fur farming, effectively ending the operations of chinchilla and mink farms—the...
The North Atlantic right whale population remains critically endangered, as highlighted in a new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, which was...
Photo credit: Oakland Zoo Facebook
In a significant milestone for elephants, In Defense of Animals is celebrating the arrival of Osh, an African elephant, at...
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...
In a heartbreaking undercover investigation by PETA, dogs, cats, and stray kittens found through online ads and Facebook posts have ended up brutally used...
A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluation finds that rodenticides are harming more than 130 endangered species and pushing at least 73 toward extinction.
The...
This week, the prominent animal rights activist and lawyer Wayne Hsiung, who was jailed last year for nonviolent animal rescues at two Sonoma County...
Photo Credit: Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles
In Defense of Animals’ annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America has exposed heartbreaking...
In a win for wolves, Governor Jay Inslee directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules regarding conflict with livestock and...
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released the findings of a recent undercover investigation at Sloth Encounters in Hauppauge, New York, owned by Larry...
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...
At last night’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, notable animal activist and vegan Joaquin Phoenix won for his outstanding performance in the feature film Joker.
The...
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...
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...
At last night’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, notable animal activist and vegan Joaquin Phoenix won for his outstanding performance in the feature film Joker.
The...
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...
The Whale Sanctuary Project has announced that it will work together with Sherbrooke and the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s on the Eastern...
Photos By: Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy
It is with great sadness that WAN reports the tragic and senseless killing of two extremely rare white giraffes, a...
An emaciated female elephant, that dragged herself through the day, with the overbearing weight of a carrier, will no longer suffer after being rescued...
Happy 50th Earth Day! Today, we celebrate this majestic planet and all of its sentient beings that call it home.
We must address environmental protection and...
Sadly, new research by World Animal Protection reveals that the United States continues to lag behind many other countries in its protections for farmed animals...
The Center for Biological Diversity urged the U.S. federal committee to include assessments of food sustainability, climate, and accessibility in its recommendations for the 2020-2025 National...
Starbucks’ Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Johnson, announced today a multi-decade commitment to be a resource-positive company, that gives more than it takes from the...