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...
Vegan food brand VFC released heartbreaking undercover video footage of the shocking abuse that chickens are subjected to at Park Farm North in Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire,...
Scotland has just banned the shooting of seals by the fisheries industry in a move that the Humane Society International/UK calls "critically important for seal welfare...
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) filed a lawsuit against Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, for misleading consumers about animal abuse in its supply chain.
The...
A decade after the award-winning documentary “Blackfish” examined the ethics and consequences of keeping orcas in captivity, marine theme parks and aquariums that feature...
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently released the results of a disturbing undercover investigation into two wildlife killing contests in Frederick County and...