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.

Pressure to protect Africa's remaining equines from the ejiao trade builds as delegates from 55 member states propose a 15-year moratorium on donkey slaughter.

In 2023, make a New Year resolution that matters to animals, the planet, and your health. From January 1st, step your toe into vegan living with the ultimate 7-Day Challenge.

Animal rights activists celebrated the huge step forward in the fight to end puppy-mill farming, with the new legislation going into effect from 2024.

A cellular agriculture expert, a lawyer, and an iconic musician and composer are among our most listened-to guests for 2022.

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.

The ruling will see hunters continue with the mass slaughter of 456 wolves, nearly 40 percent of the state’s wolf population, using unrestricted killing methods.

Animal welfare campaigners have blasted SeaWorld for “secretly” sending 24 dolphins, including two who were rescued from the wild, to a new entertainment park rather than to a sanctuary.

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

As 2022 draws to a close, here are five petitions you can sign to help make the world a better place for animals in the years to come.

Eight people, including a Cambodian wildlife official, have been arrested by federal prosecutors for their alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar smuggling ring to export endangered monkeys for use in medical research in the US.

In addition to causing immense animal suffering, a new report warns that the rapidly growing demand for donkey skin is putting the world at risk of dangerous zoonotic diseases.

Animal activists are calling for the release of Bua Noi, who has spent almost all her life at a zoo inside a Bangkok shopping centre.

In an effort to prevent this mass slaughter of around 40 percent of the wolf population, conservation groups have filed an urgent lawsuit.

Investigators documented ‘heartbreaking’ scenes of the elderly green sea turtle swimming in circles around her ‘tiny tank’ and sitting motionless in a corner at Sea Life Brighton, the world’s oldest aquarium.

To replicate the natural habitat of leopards rescued from conflict situations across India, animal sanctuary Wildlife SOS has strategized several measures that help the leopards communicate with one another.

The new Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources will tackle global environmental issues to help reverse the loss of biodiversity and promote water security.

More than ten million animals are killed and dissected for the school curriculum in the United States every year, despite safer and more effective teaching methods available, including interactive digital dissection software and synthetic dissectible models.

Abductors have posted a distressing video of the chimps being held hostage, and are demanding ransom money for their safe return.

The Army Medical Research and Development Command has secretly allowed the shooting of cats and dogs so that researchers can study their wounds, despite the practice being prohibited since 1983.