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There are leaders in the U.S. Congress stepping up to meet the need for enhanced Animal Welfare Act enforcement through the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act. There’s a new chance to strengthen the Animal Welfare Act’s enforcement in the U.S

The Animal-Friendly Communities pilot project is helping residents of an isolated community access much-needed veterinary services and support for taking care of pets.

Everyone who cares about animals can now count themselves as part of a community advocating for increased animal welfare and protection.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced its proposed listing of seven additional species of pangolins under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as endangered. These ESA protections are critical for heavily trafficked non-native species because the U.S. is a major destination and transport hub.

On June 12, members of our animal rescue team joined South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents at two properties associated with an alleged dogfighting operation in Richland County. Together, they rescued 23 dogs and puppies from circumstances of apparent neglect and injuries

Nearly 1 million horseshoe crabs are taken from the wild every year and used for their blue blood, which contains a special protein that can test for contamination of medical products.

As a dangerous heat wave sweeps the U.S., our professional sanctuary staff is providing Eve and our nearly 600 other rescued animals, spanning 42 different species, at Black Beauty Ranch with ways to keep cool, from pools to fountains to special popsicles.

In a move that could end the animal fur trade in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Council announced in May that it will ban all imports of fur and fur products produced using “methods that involve cruelty to animals."

Our approach to ending cruelty for farmed animals comes from two distinct angles.

Fighting to decrease the cruelty billions of animals suffer and championing a more plant-forward world to reduce the devastating impacts of industrial animal agriculture that wreak havoc on the environment is, in our view, essential for creating the kind of compassionate world we envision.

A new poll on farrowing crates, which confine and restrict mother pigs behind bars for up to five weeks around the time of giving birth, shows that more than two thirds of people in Britain reject such cruelty.

When Stephanie Gonzalez purchased a puppy from Petland Webster, a Houston area store that is part of the infamous chain of puppy mill outlets, she expected to bring a happy new family member into her home. She says she was “told that her dog Tyler came from the top 2% of breeders, that he was

Our team in India is proving that humane management approaches really work to improve the lives of animals and decrease human-animal conflicts in communities.

Over the course of a few years, we will be working on island improvements to better hep the chimps at our sanctuary in Africa. These are the first six to enjoy the villa while their island is being upgraded.

We are united by our singular vision to end animal cruelty and create a humane world. So, when it comes to our federal policy work in the United States, it is essential to invite everyone to join this hopeful cause, regardless of their other political beliefs. We believe that a love of animals can

In a blow to horses, the Trump administration has postponed implementation of a long-overdue federal rule to combat horse soring—–the deliberate infliction of pain on horses' legs and hooves to force an exaggerated gait—delaying enforcement until February 2026 and opening the door to even further

A decade ago, an American trophy hunter shot an African lion just outside Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park with an arrow. Like many hunters before and after him, he was seeking a trophy, a part of his kill that he could lawfully import back home to the United States. He could hang it on his wall, and

Even though Illinois was the first state in the U.S. to ban the use of elephants in circuses and traveling shows, it is still legal to force primates and other wild animals to perform.

In a lawsuit filed last night, the U.S. Department of Justice has tried to resurrect—without warrant and without real facts—a long-ago settled legal fight over California’s cage-free egg laws that have been supported by voters, farmers and advocates for animal welfare and other causes across the

Right now, in the U.S. Congress, the American Kennel Club is targeting two good bills that have strong bipartisan support: the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act and the Puppy Protection Act. The AKC has proven time and again that local, state and