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...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is seeking information regarding the deaths of three endangered gray wolves east of Bly in southern Oregon....
On May 18th, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer was joined by 15 other members of Congress to deliver a bipartisan letter urging the Horseracing Integrity...
Another live export tragedy occurred over the weekend when a ship carrying close to 16,000 sheep, approximately 6,000 more than the vessel was equipped...
Notorious poacher and ivory trafficker, ‘Guyvanho,’ accused of killing up to 500 elephants, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the Republic of Congo. This marks...
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PetSmart workers, in coordination with United for Respect and World Animal Protection, are exposing deteriorating store conditions resulting in mass...
In another heartbreaking case of animal cruelty, 232 animals were rescued recently from a farm in Summit Township, Pennsylvania. Sadly, many deceased animals were also...