
National Animal Rights Day honored with mass farm animal funeral
While most people are comfortable buying skinned and plucked flesh wrapped in plastic from a grocery store meat...

UK to ban elephant captivity in zoos and safaris
The United Kingdom plans to ban the captivity of elephants in zoos and safaris. The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)...

Doc Antle is the latest Tiger King star to be indicted
In the latest "Tiger King" criminal news, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been indicted on charges of wildlife trafficking...

'Tiger King' drama overshadows abuse of captive tigers in U.S.
Netflix's wildly popular "Tiger King" documentary series has been progressively sweeping the nation since it first...

Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act is signed into law
In a bipartisan win, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act has been signed into law, making serious...

The PACT Act hopes to ban animal cruelty at the federal level
Even though it has been a federal crime to create and distribute animal torture videos for nearly a decade, the...

ChimpFace could help fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees
There is now a new tool that can be used to fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees. The same facial recognition...

Shark fins still being sold in US restaurants amid ban
Shark finning has sparked numerous controversies for the horrible act of animal cruelty that has led to the banning...

Volkswagen says it will stop all animal testing
German automaker Volkswagen came under fire earlier this year for funding an experiment subjecting macaque monkeys...

Game of Throne fans are buying and dumping Huskies at a phenomenal rate
After viewing episodes of the acclaimed HBO show Game of Thrones, fans have been seeking out and adopting Husky...

Abused piglet dumped at animal shelter undergoes miraculous transformation
Though we may never know why some people abuse animals (or other people), it’s heartening to know compassionate...

Shocking investigation reveals 70,000 dogs in Bali murdered and served to tourists every year
Each year 70,000 dogs are brutally killed in Bali, Indonesia, according to an investigation spearheaded by Animals...

Taiwan is first Asian country to ban eating cats and dogs
Even abject carnivores in the West balk at the idea of raising dogs and cats for their meat, but East and Southeast...

"Piggy Bank," a turtle that swallowed 915 coins, has died
A venerated sea turtle who was fed hundreds of coins by supplicants seeking good fortune is dead. The 25-year-old...

Chinese circus ties up endangered tiger so that visitors can take selfies
A horrifying video posted on Chinese video platform iQiyi shows circus trainers brutally binding a tiger to a metal...