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...
This week, the U.S. District Court of Kansas struck down nearly all of Kansas’s “Ag-Gag” laws for violating the First Amendment. The law, which gagged...
Botswana has just announced plans to allow the hunting of 287 elephants beginning next month, causing worldwide outrage among conservationists.
This shocking news comes a week after...
Photos from Pro Hunt Africa, Facebook
Riaan Naude, a trophy hunter in South Africa known for “proudly” displaying images of himself with innocent animals that he...
Photo from Oregon State Police
Conservation and animal-protection groups announced a combined $22,500 reward for information leading to a conviction in the killing of a...
Eight children and one adult have died after consuming sea turtle meat on Pemba Island. An additional 78 individuals were hospitalized, as reported by...
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International recently released an undercover investigation revealing the deceptive sale of products made from elephant ivory...