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...
UPDATE! OCTOBER 15th:
The California Fish and Game Commission voted yesterday to list leatherback sea turtles as endangered protecting them under the state’s Endangered Species...
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Farm Sanctuary recently sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in federal court for failing to require “humane“ handling...
After viewing a first-of-its-kind PETA exposé revealing that crying alpacas are roughly shorn, cut open, and left bleeding from deep wounds, Columbia Sportswear, one of...
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...
In the first rescue under the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), a Texas couple was charged with selling protected wildlife, including an attempt to...
The Center for Biological Diversity is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for the illegal killing of four bald eagles in northern Arkansas.
The...