A unanimous decision by a panel of three judges reinstated the ban on foie gras in California, which prohibits the production, import and sale of it in the state. This is a huge victory for ducks and geese.
The photographs in Captive, the new book by award-winning photojournalist JoAnne McArthur (WeAnimals), are jarring and haunting—fear and hopelessness are etched into the faces of the countless animals she observed in zoos and aquariums around the world.
Earlier this year, non-profit animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere took two pigs it named “Lucy” and “Ethel” from a hog farm operation in Utah; it now says the FBI raided two animal sanctuaries in recent weeks in search of the piglets.
Activist group Sea Shepherd has helped East Timor police intercept 10 Chinese fishing vessels after they allegedly targeted sharks said to be protected under national law. Thousands of sharks were found on the boats during the dawn raid, the group said.
Good Food Institute & the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) released newly commissioned data about the market for plant-based meat, dairy, and eggs, from Nielsen, a leading research group. "There is a revolution going on in the plant-based meat space."
U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment by a vote of 215 to 196 to block a 2015 rule issued by the National Park Service to protect grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, coyotes & caribou on public lands in Alaska from egregious killing practices.
After his infamous role in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Chance the chimpanzee wasn’t retired to a sanctuary, but instead has been forced to perform ridiculous stunts for cheap laughs in a circus-style sideshow.
USDA uses public dollars to directly promote factory farming by providing loans needed to build these high-risk, polluting facilities, and fast-tracking the Environmental Assessment process required. Now Food & Water Watch is suing them.