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Our team in Mexico recently celebrated a massive achievement for animals: The country’s constitution now enshrines animal protection as a fundamental value. This gives the government new authority to legislate on animal welfare issues and will help to bring humane education to schools across the

The progress achieved in 2024 made our case to end the fur trade even stronger, and because of the victories we gained this year, we’ll likely see a further decline in the number of animals killed for their fur next year and for years to come.

We always say that we cannot rescue our way out of the largest, toughest issues facing animals. That’s why we also work to change the system so that puppy and kitten mills are eradicated. As we were finishing writing this blog, a win came in from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Everyone caring for a companion animal deserves and should be able to obtain necessary resources for their animal’s health and well-being. The absence of resources doesn’t mean that people are undeserving of the profound joy and love the bond with a pet

At last, there is significant new progress on the welfare of chickens raised for meat. Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.), a U.S.-based organization that develops standards for farmed animal welfare, has decided to phase in slower-growing breeds of chickens. Most of the chickens used for meat have

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s heartwarming to reflect on how our teams all over the world have helped companion animals. Through innovative programs, passionate partnerships and unwavering commitment, we’ve made significant strides in improving the lives of animals and their communities from Latin

Because laboratories and research breeding facilities are closed-door operations, we don’t often have names and faces to identify the animals who suffer in the animal testing industry. But we know that there are millions of dogs, mice, monkeys and other animals like Montessa who need our help, and

In December 2024, our Animal Rescue Team rescued hundreds of animals from an alleged cruelty situation in Oklahoma.

Inevitably, the passing of an American president offers an opportunity to think not only about an individual’s achievements in office, but to reflect on what those achievements say about our nation, and who we are, and what we can be. In this regard, Jimmy Carter leaves one of the richest legacies

With allies and supporters, we have been doing all that we can to keep more sharks swimming safely in oceans all over the world. For years, we advocated for the passage of the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which President Biden signed into law in December 2022, with strong bipartisan support.

The wellbeing of animals is often inextricable from the wellbeing of people, so in the spirit of bolstering both families and the pets they love, our team recently donated 60 high-quality outdoor dog shelters to communities in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We are getting ready to do the same in

While we and so many other wildlife enthusiasts and advocates have not forgotten the young wolf in Wyoming who endured horrific and prolonged suffering earlier this year, members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Treatment of Predators Working Group seem to want to do the bare minimum, hoping to be

Commitments to improve the quality of life for animals shouldn’t be empty promises. Since Target made its much-lauded announcement about its intentions to go cage- and crate-free for egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs, a decade has passed. The company recently announced that it would continue to sell

A heartwarming conclusion to a rescue operation focused on more than 300 animals at a fur and urine farm just an hour from Cleveland.

Over the weekend, the 86th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration concluded in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and we are determined that this be the last Celebration with abused walking horses on display. A rule finalized earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and slated to

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a final rule to stop a strange, persistent and deeply disturbing cruelty that has survived more than a half century’s legislative attempts to suppress it. In a huge win, the new rule bans the use on Tennessee walking and racking horses of devices and

Two bills reintroduced to the U.S. Congress this week could prevent the protracted suffering of so many horses. Here are ways you can show your support for ending these cruelties.

In the battle over farm animal welfare standards playing out in Congress, a number of producers associated with the National Pork Producers Council have made misleading claims about the effects Proposition 12 and other state-level public health and animal welfare laws have on family farmers. So has

Going backward on more than a dozen animal welfare and public health laws is NOT a solution to this crisis.

Ending animal cruelty means rescuing animals in crisis and preventing animals from ever ending up in such situations.