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Protecting equines
Drug scandal haunts the welfare of racehorses as Belmont Stakes approaches

Update 6/2/2021: The split sample test has confirmed that Kentucky Derby champion Medina Spirit had betamethasone in his...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Breaking: Dogs who were raised for meat arrive in the U.S. to find homes

Early this morning, 171 dogs from South Korean dog meat farms landed at Dulles International Airport to start new lives, and...

Banning trophy hunting
The federal government must protect gray wolves before it’s too late

We just filed a legal petition urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to immediately restore Endangered Species Act...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Police intercept illegal dog meat truck in Indonesia for the first time

One of the most important aspects of animal advocacy is ensuring that changes to policy translate to meaningful actions that...

Banning trophy hunting
How special interest groups are destroying the gray wolf

Gray wolves used to thrive in most states in the U.S. and across Europe. Because of trophy hunting and habitat loss, wolves...

Protecting equines
The time to stop horse slaughter is now. Here’s why.

Last Saturday, Americans tuned in to watch the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown...

Animal rescue and response
Breaking: Texas tiger arrives at our animal sanctuary, Black Beauty Ranch

If you’ve been online at all in the past week, chances are you’ve seen the footage of an alarmed off-duty police officer...

Farmed animal welfare
Animals to be recognized as sentient in U.K. — Here’s why that matters

The animal protection movement made some great progress this week when the U.K. announced new legal recognitions for animals...

How you can help puppy mill dogs right now

Earlier this week, we released our Horrible Hundred report, a roundup of 100 puppy mills that keep churning out dogs in...