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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.
How to Help Homeless Animals When You Can’t Adopt
If you’d like to make a difference for homeless animals, but you can’t adopt, these options could be for you.
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.
Subway Announces End of Cage-Produced Eggs in Asia by 2025
While progress is being made on the huge task of reducing demand and promoting veganism, we can also try to give currently living hens better living conditions.
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.
South Korea Dog Meat Trade Sourcing Dogs to University for Experiments
The case highlights the fact that South Korea’s notorious dog meat trade not only drives dog to brutal slaughter but also operates as a cheap, unlawful channel for universities to source dogs for painful animal experiments.
How Smart is Your Dog?
Dogs are usually considered intelligent when they are easy to train and prone to follow commands, but “trainability” is not the only measure of intelligence.
Animal Testing is Cruel and Outdated
More than 100 million animals are used in research and product testing in the United States every year. These millions of animals experience great physical and mental suffering, and there are few laws that protect them.
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.
After Dramatic Shipwreck and Global Pressure, Romania Plans to Regulate Live Export
Following a tragic ship accident with over 14,000 live sheep on board, the Romanian government is taking the first appropriate actions.
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.
A Sea Of Blood: The Whale-Killing Tradition Of The Faroe Islands
The Faroese tradition of hunting pilot whales is under pressure from animal protection organizations, and locals have been recommended to reduce whale meat consumption for health reasons.
Food for Thought: Why are Animal Protection Organizations Serving Meat at their Fundraisers?
Animal welfare and environmental protection organizations often overlook how the food served at their events and fundraisers may conflict with their missions.
Wild Horse Advocates Urge Nevada BLM Not to Break Up World-Famous Horse Families After Cruel Capture
A group of wild horses made famous on social media by local advocates have been trapped by the BLM, who plan to auction them off and split up their families.
Slaughter of US Horses Persists Through Export
Slaughtered horses come from every industry: race horses, show horses, carriage horses, and draft horses, as well as wild mustangs and backyard pets. The slaughter pipeline is the disposing place for unwanted horses.
For the Love of Giraffes: An Interview with Dr. Anne Dagg
In an interview with Dr. Anne Dagg, considered the “Jane Goodall of giraffes,” we discuss her field research, giraffe behavior, and how things are different for giraffes over 60 years after she first saw them in the wild.