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 from: Born Free USA
Last week, Born Free USA welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas. Five-year-old vervet monkey, Maliki, is...
In a series of letters delivered yesterday, conservation groups urged the United States and international authorities to use sanctions to pressure Mexico to save...
Christina Ricci, Stevie Van Zandt, Bill Maher, Paul Wesley, Chelsea Handler, Debbie Harry, and Ethan Hawke are among the dozens of recognizable names that signed an open letter from Animal Legal Defense...
This week, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the cruel use of electric prods, shocking devices, flanking straps, spurs, and other barbaric...