In a landmark decision, a 15-year ban will soon make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin throughout the African continent.

The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference will consider animal agriculture's adverse impact on the environment by serving mostly plant-based food options throughout the event.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval would make New York the ninth state to outlaw these events.

The groundbreaking decision will allow the use of alternative methods to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a new drug, ending a decades-old federal mandate that required animal testing.

The groundbreaking victory for animals comes after nearly 2,000 Species Unite supporters called on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act into law.

Once signed into law, the measure will prohibit the private ownership of tigers, lions, leopards and other big cats as “pets”.

The legislation, which would have restricted regulations on businesses that exploit animals, has been halted thanks to strong opposition from advocates, including the Species Unite community.

The “monumental victory” will see gray wolves across most of the continental United States regain federal protections, with campaigners hoping that wolves in the Northern Rockies will be next.

After a horse was punched repeatedly during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the modern pentathlon's governing body has voted to remove horse riding from its program after the Paris 2024 Games.

The bill will bring an end to the commercial trade of shark fins and products containing shark fins in the U.S.