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Rescued at last: 34 dogs from suspected dogfighting operation

Strange little hills of dirt. That’s what members of our Animal Rescue Team noticed on two properties in Chesterfield County...

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Going fur-free
Fashion’s fur reckoning since the first ‘Devil Wears Prada’ movie 20 years ago
Prada, Vogue, New York Fashion Week and many others dropped fur since Andy Sachs first met Miranda Priestly in 2006.
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Access to care for pets Dog and cat welfare
This city leads the way in helping street dogs

Our team in India is proving that humane management approaches really work to improve the lives of animals and decrease human...

Four pigs confined in metal cages called gestation crates.
Farm animal welfare
You can help pigs and stop Big Pork’s power grab. Here’s how.

The U.S. House of Representatives is debating and voting on a huge legislative package, the Farm Bill, that could decide the...

A Fin whale partially surfacing in the ocean
Iceland will allow up to 318 whales to be killed this summer. That’s 318 too many.

Iceland has reduced its whaling quota for 2026—but it still allows the killing of up to 318 fin and minke whales this summer...

Two metal dog crates placed side by side
Puppy mills Dog and cat welfare
Exposed: 100 horrible puppy mills across the US
In August 2025, at a dog breeding operation in Missouri, a husky mix named Masterpiece got sick with diarrhea and appeared...
A sow stands in a narrow farrowing crate at an industrial pig farm. Her piglets walk around the tiny enclosure in the background.
Farm animal welfare
Big Pork’s cruelty goes to a vote in Congress, and that’s where we must stop it
The day of judgment has come for Big Pork’s last-ditch attempt to destroy the ability of states to enact farm animal...
Someone “soring” a Tennessee walking horse to create an exaggerated and unnatural gait
Protecting equines
We're suing the USDA for failing to protect horses from soring

Soring isn’t tradition, it’s cruelty. Horses are deliberately hurt with chemicals and heavy stacks to force the “Big Lick.”...

Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei)
Wildlife protection
Extremists in US Congress, Executive Branch target the Endangered Species Act for extinction

The Endangered Species Act, a landmark law for the protection of wildlife, is under attack.

Chickens in chicken house
Farm animal welfare
Breaking: Target renews, strengthens plan to sell only eggs from cage-free hens
Target has renewed its commitment to sell only eggs from cage-free hens by 2030. The company has released a comprehensive...

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