Focusing on Animal Welfare as One Component of the World’s Well-Being
What if more organizations aimed to address the interconnected well-being of animals, humans, and the environment?
Yearly Archives: 2020
China Wildlife Trade Ban Should be Permanent
The current situation – awful as it is – has shone a spotlight on all wildlife trade in China, presenting the government with an opportunity to finally tackle demand for wildlife threatened by trade, including by closing legal markets.
Winter Weather Advisory: Keep Animals Safe and Warm This Winter
Companion animals give us unconditional love, but they can’t tell us when they get too cold. A little care and caution will go a long way toward keeping all our family members healthy this winter.
10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in 2019 Exposed
Now in its 16th year, the list reveals practices that harmed and killed elephants in zoos across North America in 2019. Pittsburgh Zoo in Pennsylvania is ranked as the #1 worst zoo.
The Coronavirus Outbreak and Animal Welfare in China
As with a number of previous outbreaks, coronavirus is believed to have originated in a market where many live animals are sold and slaughtered in unhygienic conditions.
State Animal Protection Laws Ranked: Illinois is #1, Mississippi #50
This is the longest-running and most authoritative report of its kind, and tracks which states are prioritizing animal protection and working to improve their laws.
Greyhound Racing: A Cruel and Dying Industry
Dog racing is a deeply unethical industry that abuses, uses, exploits and kills dogs purely for profit.
Research into China’s Fur Trade Shows Consumer Appetite for Fur-Fashions
A report reveals how China’s fur industry is both healthy and influential, and highlights its growing influence on the world’s fur industry.
A Journey Across the World to Escape the Dog Meat Trade
The story of six lucky survivors of the Cambodian dog meat trade and their journey to the U.S. to start new lives.
Breaking the Chains of Mistreatment
Unchain America focuses on helping dogs who are tethered or penned in small enclosures and who live outside permanently, often without any significant human companionship.
US House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad.
Five Bills Securing Critical Environmental Protections Pass US House Committee
The US House Natural Resource Committee worked to pass five pieces of legislation that aim to address climate change, protect precious wildlife and lands and establish a new National Wildlife Refuge.