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...
IFAW and the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) organized a large-scale ivory destruction operation last week that aimed to stem the trade of ivory....
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has just announced a ban on wildlife-killing M-44 devices, commonly known as “cyanide bombs,” across 245 million acres...
Photo by: Katie Cleary
Italian airline ITA Airways, proudly announces its support of the campaign #NotInMyWorld from Humane Society International/Europe. The airline has adopted a...
UPDATE - Co-founder of the international animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Wayne Hsiung, was just sentenced to three months in jail in...
Photo by Gary Kramer/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wildlife conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service this week to prohibit the aerial gunning of...
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...
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...
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...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials are confirming that they have additional evidence that a group of wolves is now residing in northwest Colorado....
Replacing meat-heavy menu choices with plant-based options can reduce the carbon footprint of a 500-person event by 10 tons of greenhouse gas equivalents, according...
Martha Stewart has partnered with Subway to launch the "new" Beyond Meatball Marinara sub in Canada with a satirical video of her sharing tips on how...
During these unprecedented times, many people have turned to online shopping, yet often discover that their favorite products are not available, or have shipping...
In honor of World Day For Laboratory Animals, WAN is thrilled to share the news that Mexico’s Senate recently voted to outlaw the practice of animal...