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Farmed animal welfare
Corporate campaigns are making a fundamental difference for animals

Fashion seasons and runway shows without animal fur. Organ-on-a-chip technologies for testing cosmetics and other products. A...

Banning trophy hunting
The decades-long fight to save America’s lion

For some, freedom means the right to use nature, even to the point of destruction. Others view freedom as involving an...

Banning trophy hunting
Has trophy hunting changed since the death of Cecil the lion?

It has been six years since the death of Cecil, a male lion who was a popular individual for wildlife viewing tourists...

Protecting equines
Breaking: US House passes amendments to transportation bill containing big wins for animals

Update 7/1/2021: The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 221 to 201...

Breaking news: Neiman Marcus Group will ditch fur

Today, we are one step closer to a fur-free society now that Neiman Marcus Group, which includes retailers Neiman Marcus...

Farmed animal welfare
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects meat industry challenge to historic farm animal law

Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to take the North American Meat Institute’s appeal of its lawsuit challenging...

Protecting equines
The painful practice of ‘horse soring’ has no place in society

Update 10/1/2021: The PAST Act has now been reintroduced in the House of Representatives (H.R. 5441) with 213 cosponsors. We...

Death of chimp reveals tragic truth about primates kept as pets in America

Earlier this week, law enforcement officers from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s office in Oregon were called to a home because...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Chinese activists save dogs from truck bound for Yulin dog meat ‘festival’

An act of bravery has saved 68 dogs just hours before slaughter, and we have local animal activists in China to thank. The...