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...
A new survey conducted by YouGov indicates that nearly one-third of Americans plan to eat more plant-based foods in the new year. The recent YouGov survey also indicates that 30%...
In another historic gain for animal welfare in the United States, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act into law. Beginning...
A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium found that the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population has dropped 8%, from 366 in 2019 to 336 in 2020. This...
The public’s use of glue traps to catch mice and rats will be banned across England after a government-backed Private Members Bill received unanimous...
Caribou Coffee and JUST Egg have partnered to debut the American coffeehouse’s first-ever, fully plant-based breakfast item, the new JUST Egg Roasted Tomato & Pesto Flatbread....
Yesterday, Dr. Jane Goodall joined with many of the world’s leading animal protection and conservation organizations to urge the 88 member countries of the International...