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 Center for Biological Diversity urged the U.S. federal committee to include assessments of food sustainability, climate, and accessibility in its recommendations for the 2020-2025 National...
Photos by Lady Freethinker
Lady Freethinker, an international animal protection organization, has filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Wild Horse...
Update: February 24, 2022
Koalas in Queensland, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory are now considered an endangered species. The news follows an announcement...
Earlier this week, Andrew Blake, the driver who was charged with killing animal rights activist Regan Russell in Ontario, Canada, on June 19, 2020, pleaded guilty...
Photo By: Sierra Club
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved Nationwide Permit 12, a key...
A new 10-month PETA undercover investigation into underground Quarter Horse racing exposes widespread doping, the use of electric shock devices, fatal horse breakdowns, and...