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 filmmakers behind the powerful documentary "Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West" announced the launch of the advocacy website IStandWithWildHorses.com. Their goal is...
Photos from Animal Defenders International
Animal Defenders International (ADI) has released a heartwarming video of a spider monkey named Maruja who was the last to be rescued...
Last week, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) wrote a letter urging the U.S....
As the global pandemic exposes the dangers inherent in the highly concentrated food system in the United States, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep....
Yesterday, Vietnamese authorities discovered and seized an estimated seven tons of elephant ivory that was smuggled into the country from Africa. The massive haul marks the largest...