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.
Browsing: Wild Animals
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.
UK Must Ban Trophy Hunting Imports
The evidence suggests that ethical, economic and ecological problems with trophy hunting warrant a trophy import ban.
Help Stop Mass Killings of Camels in Australia
Australia’s government has yet again initiated its horrific plan to shoot thousands of camels, justified with the ridiculous excuse that camels are drinking too much water.
Victory: Wild Animals Banned in Circuses in England!
As of January 20th, circuses performing in England will no longer be allowed to use wild animals as part of their act.
Animal Welfare and Tourism: Animal Suffering on Holiday
There’s nothing fun about selfies taken with bears in chains, on the back of an elephant or petting lion cubs. Animal welfare should not stop on holiday.
South Africa’s Legal Lion Bone Trade Exploited by Criminals
South Africa is facilitating illegal trade in lion bones, enabling the activities of notorious international crime syndicates, and threatening the survival of tigers and lions in the wild.
What’s Really In Your Makeup?
36% of vegetarians are completely unaware that animal products are used by the makeup industry.
Illegal Trade Pushes Three Pangolin Species Further Up the Risk Register
Three species of pangolins have moved into a higher category of threat due to the growing impacts of habitat loss, poaching and illegal trade.
Conservation Action Has Reduced Bird Extinction Rates by 40%
A new study shows that global conservation action has reduced the effective extinction rate of birds by an astonishing 40%.
Over Half a Billion Animals Killed in Australia’s Bushfires
Australia’s bushfire crisis is a reminder that climate change is real and our levels of production and consumption are the cause.
Scapegoating the Aliens: “Invasive” Species
Our society needs a new kind of conservation, one that dispenses with scapegoating and with trying to regulate species numbers through large-scale destruction.