The blue whale, Mexican wolf and much other American fauna and flora may soon go the way of the passenger pigeon and ivory-billed woodpecker.

The Centre for Animal Sentience at LSE will develop the understanding of how animal minds work to help inspire new policies and laws to help care for them.

Following years of advocacy and public pressure, the university’s surgery training program has announced it will no longer cut into live pigs and will use modern, human-relevant methods instead.

The twin two-year-old bears Daisy and River are currently kept in a small, concrete enclosure at the Three Bears General Store.

Known as the heaviest invertebrate on the planet, the elusive species has never been seen in the wild - until now.

The move, reportedly due to unfavourable market conditions, means that the country’s fin whales will be safe from whaling this year.

Evaluating drugs with cutting-edge technology instead of animal testing will improve drug safety and cut development times, the agency said as it reveals a roadmap to increase non-animal research techniques.

The transfer comes after pressure from animal welfare organizations helped secure a sanctuary retirement for the animals.

The measure would have outlawed hound hunting to kill large mammals, a practise which critics say is cruel and endangers non-target wildlife.

The image of a rugged man grilling steaks or devouring a burger has been so deeply ingrained in our cultural psyche that it's rarely questioned. But it's time we did, says Ben Williamson, the Executive Director of Animal Outlook.

The ASPCA, who assisted state authorities in the huge rescue operation, warn that the illegal act of dogfighting still occurs all over the country.

Most of the rescued animals are believed to have been formerly owned by Tiger King’s Joe Exotic.

The controversial marine park is accused of not properly protecting the worker, who was in further danger of being bitten, struck or drowned by the whale.

Wildlife authorities have been investigating the Gulf World Marine Park after four dolphins have died within the last six months.

The aging elephants are said to be in grave distress and suffering from severe medical conditions.

The taxpayer-funded center, which holds more than 5,000 monkeys, has been accused of killing hundreds of animals in cruel and painful experiments.

Tigresses Samba and Kenya are finally feeling real grass underneath their paws, after being kept for years in tiny circus trailers.

Authorities seized 190 dogs, which is believed to be the most ever seized from a single person in a dog fighting case.

Despite the fur industry doing its best to bring pelts back onto runways, the truth behind the trend is that fur is still dead.

The wolf killed was the pack’s breeding male, which now puts the pack’s pups at risk of starvation as they are not yet skilled at hunting their own food.