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Breaking news: Federal horse racing reform sprints ahead with key House committee vote

Legislation to reform horse racing is in full gallop in Congress, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate joining...

Whales, dolphins and porpoises are disappearing at an alarming rate; Scientists issue urgent call to reverse the tide

Whales, dolphins and porpoises, known collectively as cetaceans, face momentous challenges to their survival today. Many of...

Banning trophy hunting
California leads the charge to protect mountain lions but other states backslide

California, which took the pioneering move of banning mountain lion trophy hunting three decades ago, is still standing...

Banning trophy hunting
USFWS director says federal protections for wolves will be removed by end of year

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the federal agency tasked with protecting American wildlife, is getting closer to...

Protecting equines
Sen. Mitch McConnell will introduce bill to reform horse racing

Days before the Kentucky Derby kicks off in his home state next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced he...

Animal rescue and response
Skeletal Weimaraner rescued from puppy mill begins her journey of hope with 30 other dogs

Wednesday was freedom day for Pearl, the Weimaraner rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill, whose emaciated condition after...

Breaking news: Netherlands will close all mink fur farms by next year

The Netherlands, the first country to report a coronavirus outbreak on its mink fur farms, will close all such farms by March...

Banning trophy hunting
HSUS, other groups sue feds for opening Alaska’s wildlife to cruel trophy hunting methods

In June, the federal government finalized a rule to appease trophy hunters by allowing some of the cruelest of killing...

Banning trophy hunting
U.S. proposes more changes to chip away at Endangered Species Act

The federal government has fired another volley in its assault on the Endangered Species Act, and this time it’s aimed at...