animal welfare, Tag

In a move which is being applauded by animal rights activists, California is officially the first state to ban puppy mills. Measure AB485 requires pet stores to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits from animal shelters, rescue groups...

In a move which is being applauded by animal rights activists, California is officially the first state to ban puppy mills. The revised measure AB485 requires pet stores to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits from animal shelters,...

Videos and images of Cambodian pigs with extremely muscular physiques have gone viral in recent weeks, raising concerns and questions over the origin and well-being of these augmented animals...

Lately, blue stray dogs have been spotted running around Navi Mumbai, India, and it's no laughing matter. Inadequate waste treatment at a local river has allowed dye to leach into the water, turning dogs who wade in a bright...

Add this case to the list of selfish and oblivious tourists terrorizing an animal for their own entertainment. This week, a poor sea turtle was dragged onto a beach in Lebanon by people seeking a photo op, joining the ranks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g Founded nine years ago by a couple passionate about animal welfare, Territorio de Zaguatas is a non-profit organization that operates with help from donations, volunteers, and a...

Criminal charges may be possible after the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old Western lowland silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. This past weekend, a four-year-old boy climbed a barrier and fell into the gorilla's enclosure....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g Founded nine years ago by a couple passionate about animal welfare, Territorio de Zaguatas is a non-profit organization that operates with help from donations, volunteers, and a...

The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer use chimps for medical studies -- and the last 50 chimpanzees in the agency's care are getting ready to retire to a federal sanctuary...

NSW government sources acknowledge Upper Mooki Landcare group has strong case and Chinese state-owned company could have to restart approval process

One shark has died after a truck carrying four sandbar sharks from Florida to the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn blew a tire on I-95 in Volusia County. The sharks, which are each about five-foot-long were each being transported...

  In an announcement that marks a huge win for animal welfare activists, Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's infamous elephants from performances by 2018. According to the statement...

Outdoor outfitters have been under the gun for some time for sourcing down from birds who have been mistreated, according to animal welfare activists...

Ricky is an 18-year-old bear who has spent her entire life inside a concrete-floored cage at Jim Mack’s Ice Cream Parlor in York, PA. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) has filed a lawsuit against the ice cream parlor...

The field of ethical meat consumption is a complicated (and arguably oxymoronic) one, but that hasn't stopped some retailers from working to ensure that the meat products they serve come from animals who are humanely treated...