Fashion Giants Agree That the Future of Fashion is Fur Free
The Fur Free Retailer program welcomes YOOX NET-A-PORTER as the 750th apparel company to join the program since its formation in 2002.
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RedRover Helps Animals in Need Displaced By Hurricane Irma
RedRover, a national nonprofit animal welfare organization, is on the ground in Naples, Florida, to help provide daily care and comfort for animals displaced by Hurricane Irma.
A Humane Future: Moral, judicial, and legislative approaches to a world of compassion for animals
Veteran animal rights and legal expert Larry Weiss discusses some of the most pressing issues in animal rights today, and outlines his vision for a humane tomorrow, at VegFest Colorado 2017.
Sea change in anti-whaling activism as Sea Shepherd withdraws from ‘whale wars’
Reactions to Sea Shepherd’s withdrawal from direct combat on the Southern Ocean have been mixed, with some whale protection advocates praising the group’s history of activism and others criticizing its methods as counterproductive.
Wildlife watching soars as hunting dies off, says new U.S. report
Watching animals more and hunting them less, Americans spent more on wildlife activities in 2016 than at any other time in the past 25 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
U.K. proposes cameras in all English slaughterhouses
The U.K. government is currently accepting public feedback on a proposal to install cameras in all slaughterhouses across England, to help prevent animal cruelty and avoidable suffering.
Lebanon adopts first animal welfare law
Lebanon has enacted its first animal welfare law, which prohibits abuse and neglect of animals and regulates their treatment in breeding operations, pet shops, homes, farms, slaughterhouses, laboratories, and zoos.
Borneo Elephants Running Out of Room
Elephants in Borneo may soon disappear because of habitat destruction and fragmentation, driven by plantation agencies, palm oil developers and logging industries.
RedRover Helps Animals in Need Displaced By Hurricane Harvey
RedRover, a national nonprofit animal welfare organization, will help the SPCA of Texas provide daily care and comfort for animals who are displaced by Hurricane Harvey in Dallas, Texas.
World Orangutan Day: conservationists call for an end to habitat destruction
It’s International Orangutan Day today, and events have been organised around the world to raise awareness about the plight of the now critically endangered primate.
Xanda, son of Cecil the lion, killed by trophy hunters in Zimbabwe
Xanda was shot just outside Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, near the spot his father Cecil was killed by American bow hunting dentist Walter Palmer. His death is mired in confusion, and means that his seven offspring face an unlikely future.
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