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...
Responding to a lawsuit by conservation groups, the Biden administration has officially rejected a rulemaking petition from more than 360 U.S. climate, Indigenous and conservation...
Last week, important legislation was introduced in the U.S. that would ban the use of wildlife killing M-44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs,’’...
Photos by: Jean Chung for HSI
South Korean Democratic Party Assembly Member Jeoung-ae Han has just introduced legislation that seeks to eliminate the dog meat industry...
Last week, New York legislators passed bill (S.4099/A.2917) to ban cruel and ecologically destructive wildlife killing contests in the state. This includes events in which...
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...
Photos from Friends of the Earth Australia
With the heart-breaking images of wildlife perishing from the wildfires that continue to decimate parts of Australia, it...
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...
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...
JUST (Eat JUST, Inc.), a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, announced yesterday a partnership to expand...
During these unprecedented times, many people have turned to online shopping, yet often discover that their favorite products are not available, or have shipping...
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...