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No, ‘pandemic pets’ aren’t being surrendered. But some families still need support.

Recently, as people are starting to head back into the office, I’ve been getting questions about what’s happening with...

Breaking: Biden administration takes steps to strengthen the Endangered Species Act

Update (10/26/2021): The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed rules to rescind...

Animal testing
Beagle rescued from testing lab 'is just so happy to be free'

A beautiful story came out over the weekend in the Washington Post about an 11-year-old beagle named Hammy. Adopted in 2013...

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...