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...
Dogs raised for meat in South Korea to get forever homes in the US
A group of dogs raised for meat in South Korea are getting a new lease on life. Humane Society International (HSI)...
The top 7 WTF moments in fashion this year
Has there ever been a year in our lifetime that so many of us have been so eager to kiss good-bye? It seems like...
Russia investigating men who brutally ran over a bear with heavy trucks
Russia has launched a criminal investigation after a horrifying YouTube video showed men in Siberia driving heavy...
“World’s saddest polar bear” will get temporary reprieve from tiny mall cage
Pizza the polar bear, known as the "world's saddest polar bear," will get a temporary reprieve from her cage at...
Chimpanzee smokes a pack of cigarettes a day in North Korean zoo
The Pyongyang Central Zoo in North Korea recently reopened its doors to flocks of curious visitors, however one...
Watch Hoover the tiger released into nature after 12 dreadful years in a circus cage
After 12 years living in a circus cage and enduring terrible abuses, Hoover the tiger is finally free. He was rescued...
How to avoid being duped by fake “faux fur” made from real dead animals
Faux-fur has been making its way on to anything and everything lately. Chances are you might even own a jacket...
It may soon be illegal to declaw cats in New York, and for good reason
For as long as people have invited cats into their homes, furniture has been destroyed, drapery has been shredded,...
Chinese street vendors paint puppies with toxic tiger stripes to make a few bucks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgU_AQkxlA0 This fad of painting dogs to look like big cats has been growing...
Is our coconut demand making slaves of monkeys?
It’s safe to say much of the world is cuckoo for coconuts. From cosmetics to curry, the sweet white meat of this...
U.S. dentist will not be prosecuted in Zimbabwe for killing Cecil the lion
A month after returning to work at his Minnesota dental practice, big game hunter Walter Palmer is likely breathing...
10,000 dogs and cats to be slaughtered for human consumption at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival
Photos AP/Humane Society International The annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival is due to take place this weekend....
Killing dogs and cats for meat is still legal in 44 U.S. states
China's massive dog meat festival is an annual source of international outrage, and the Humane Society has recently...
Animal holocaust victims to be mourned tonight at memorial procession in NYC
While many pay their respects to the millions of human lives lost in the Holocaust today, some will also be observing Holocaust...
Ringling Bros Circus will stop exploiting elephants for entertainment by 2018
In an announcement that marks a huge win for animal welfare activists, Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus...
PETITION: Free Ricky the bear from her inhumane cage at an ice cream shop
Ricky is an 18-year-old bear who has spent her entire life inside a concrete-floored cage at Jim Mack’s Ice Cream...
California chefs face death threats for foie gras dishes
California chefs are facing death threats after a federal judge overturned a law stating that foie gras must be...
New York makes it a crime to tattoo or pierce pets
In a move that should make sense to anyone with a heart, New York has officially banned cosmetic pet tattoos and...
Dolphin cruelly shot with arrow and left for dead in Gulf of Mexico
A dead dolphin has washed up on the shores of Orange Beach, Alabama after being fatally shot with a hunting arrow....
Petition: stop Smithfield from feeding ractopamine to pigs, cattle and turkeys
Smithfield is one of the biggest meat production companies in the world, and in the U.S. it feeds pigs, cattle...