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...
Left image credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Right image credit: Forever Hooked Charters of South Carolina.
An Oceana analysis...
More than 250 environmental, health, nutrition, food organizations and experts are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address greenhouse gas emissions from meat and...
Injured North Atlantic right whale 2024 calf of Juno (#1612) seen with injuries. Credit: Forever Hooked Charters of South Carolina
On January 6th, NOAA Fisheries...
Photos by: HSI Korea
South Korea’s National Assembly has officially voted to ban the dog meat trade in what animal campaigners at Humane Society International/Korea...
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...
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...
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 Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is assisting the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office in rescuing approximately 140 dogs in a large-scale alleged...
After the overwhelmingly successful Beyond Burger launch exclusively in Los Angeles restaurants, Denny's will now offer the popular plant-based burger made by Beyond Meat in...
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a lawsuit against the State of California yesterday for failing to include cancer-causing processed meat, such as hot...
American consumers are hungry for more climate-friendly plant-based diets, but need more information, according to results from a national survey released recently by Earth...
New data released recently by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and SPINS shows that U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods have considerably outpaced total...