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In historic rescue, dog meat vendors protect their dogs until they can be saved

When three dog meat wholesalers who had been supplying dogs in the trade for over 20 years heard about our program that helps...

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Animal rescue and response
Breaking: Our animal rescuers arrive in earthquake-stricken Venezuela

After two of the strongest earthquakes to strike Venezuela in more than a century caused unfathomable devastation and death...

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Animal rescue and response
How wildlife rehabbers save lives after a disaster

The end of the storm is not the end of the story.

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Farmed animal welfare
Kroger breaks its promise on animal welfare
Major grocery chain Kroger has failed to meet its public commitment to consumers to sell eggs sourced only from cage-free...
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Puppy mills Dog and cat welfare Animal rescue and response
‘What I saw in an Oklahoma puppy mill and why it matters’

We're fighting to stop puppy mills from every angle—advancing legislation to end puppy mill sales from pet stores, conducting...

A cat in a small cage
Dog and cat welfare Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide
400 cats seized from cat meat trade in major bust in Viet Nam
Cats are, in many ways, the forgotten victims of Viet Nam’s illegal meat trade.
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Farmed animal welfare
In win for animals, the Save Our Bacon Act is excluded from US Senate Farm Bill draft

In a win for animals, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill draft has rejected the pork industry’s Hail Mary play for...

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Animal testing and research
EU roadmap on safety testing reinforces shift towards animal-free science

A few weeks ago, the EU adopted a formal roadmap for phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments.

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Farmed animal welfare
Kevin Bacon joins us to launch Beansday to help save animals

Every individual can make a difference for animals and play a part in creating a more humane world. That is the foundational...

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Animal testing and research
Good news: The EPA takes further steps away from animal testing

For the 190 million animals used in testing and research each year around the world, the shift to non-animal methods cannot...

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