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...
A baby orangutan, now named Bomban, was recently rescued by the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and International...
Photos By: Humane Society International
More than 70 dogs found languishing on a South Korean dog meat farm by Humane Society International (HSI) have been given...
Why On Earth, the compelling new feature-length documentary by animal advocate and filmmaker, Katie Cleary, premieres today in the United States and Canada. The powerful film is now...
The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species voted 9-6 last week to permit Earth Ocean Farms, an aquaculture facility...
Photos by Meredith Lee/ HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) assisted the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in rescuing dozens of dogs and...