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...
Photo by: Katie Cleary undercover at The Safari Club International Convention in Las Vegas
The Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act (ProTECT Act) was...
Photo of convicted rhino poacher Admiro Chauque from The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), Facebook
Admiro Chauque, a noted rhino poacher and gang member from...
Photos by: Humane Society of Missouri
Acting on a request from the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, the Humane Society of Missouri's (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task...
Photo from The Animal Fund
In defiance of a 40-year-old international agreement to protect whales, Norway allowed for the slaughter of at least 580 whales...
This week, A federal judge halted logging and road construction for the large Knotty Pine timber sale project in the Kootenai National Forest. The project...