Actions to End the Dog Meat Trade Finally Underway in Indonesia
Recent moves to end dog meat eating in an area of Central Java are expected to save 2,000 dogs a month.
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Judges Release Resolution on Link Between Animal Cruelty and Violence Towards Humans
Research demonstrates a direct link between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence, including intimate partner abuse, child abuse, and elder abuse.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Kills 3 Wild Wolves
In Washington state, wild wolves are exhibiting their natural behavior, preying on cattle, and are being killed for it. These actions harm wolves, waste tax dollars, and don’t even work to deter depredations.
Launch of the Animal Law & Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School
Animal protection is one of the fastest developing areas of public interest law. This new clinic will be able to leverage all of Harvard University’s strengths and resources to train a new generation of leaders for the animal protection movement.
Challenging Fur-Ever Wild’s Treatment of Wolves
Fur-Ever Wild is a Minnesota-based business that displays wolves and other wildlife in a roadside zoo, breeds wolf pups for petting interactions, and later skins the wolves for their pelts, which are sold for a profit.
Developing Partnerships to End Dog and Cat “Homelessness”
It is in in interest of everyone, including animal NGOs, pet care companies and other stakeholders, to collaborate and work together to address, and end, pet homelessness.
Last Chance to Save the Vaquita
A new report urges the imposition of trade suspensions against Mexico for its failure to protect the critically endangered vaquita from illegal fishing and trade in the totoaba, a large fish found in Mexico’s Gulf of California.
Hong Kong Police Dogs Tear Gassed on the Frontlines of Protests
Where do we draw the line on hazards of the job when the workers are animals and have no choice in the matter?
Critically Endangered Hornbill Becomes Community Flagship for Forest Conservation
In the Philippines, rufous-headed hornbills have been driven to the brink of extinction by hunting and deforestation. But thanks to a new project, they are celebrated among local people, and have kicked off a movement to restore the area’s forests.
Zoos: Outdated and Cruel
Like circuses, zoos are a sign of their time, and the time where we think keeping animals in cages is entertaining or appropriate should be coming to an end.
Bringing an End to South Africa’s Captive Predator Industry: An Interview with the Blood Lions Team
South Africa’s captive lion industry is massive and exploitative, and mercilessly turns lions into profit in a number of ways. We discussed this issue in an interview with the team behind the award-winning documentary Blood Lions.
We Need Sharks–and Legislation to Protect them–Now More Than Ever
Every year, fins from up to 73 million sharks enter the global shark fin trade. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019, introduced by Senator Booker (D-NJ) would create a nationwide prohibition on the trade of shark fins in the US.