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...
1. Biden Announces U.S. Will Rejoin The Paris Climate Agreement & Also Enact Protections For Gray Wolves
As President Joe Biden took office yesterday, his administration announced...
Photos by: Lis Key, International Animal Rescue
An orangutan who was wrongly being kept as a 'pet' in Senduruhan Village, Hulu Sungai District, Ketapang, West Borneo, was recently rescued...
Four alleged rhino poachers were arrested in Kruger National Park this past weekend. This brings the total to 11 suspected poachers apprehended at different sections of...
Photo credit: Sea Shepherd
During a series of joint operations led by the government of Peru, specialized environmental prosecutors on board the Sea Shepherd Ocean Warrior ship encountered...
The Humane Society of the United States recently released its 10th annual Horrible Hundred report revealing thousands of dogs suffering across the country at commercial dog...
Earlier this week, the voices of animal advocates were heard and plans by Strauss Meats to build a massive new slaughterhouse in Franklin, Wisconsin,...