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...
Animal advocates across Hawaii are celebrating the close of a successful legislative year with the passage of seven new animal protection laws.
Most notably, the...
Necropsy (animal autopsy) of North Atlantic right whale #5120. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries Permit #24539
UPDATE - February 14th: It was confirmed today that...
Rescued sheep from capsized Romanian ship. Photo by: FOUR PAWS/ ARCA
After weeks of extensive negotiations with authorities, FOUR PAWS and its Romanian partner, animal...
Chinese animal activists have released heartbreaking footage of dead and dying dogs and cats on a truck crammed with 1,408 animals being trafficked for...
Today, the Assam Government in India burned its stock of rhino horns in a ceremony to celebrate World Rhino Day. This marks the state’s commitment to the...
In a major victory for a quickly declining koala population in Australia, The Environment Minister of New South Wales (NSW) will halt timber harvesting...