The case is a significant development for the ‘right to rescue’ movement, which seeks to expand the law so that any animal in need of rescue - regardless of species - can be legally rescued.

Originally taken from the wild back in 1979, Kiska spent over four decades in a tank at Canada’s Marineland.  

The competition featured categories such as ‘the smallest kill’, with participants seen celebrating amount piles of dead coyotes.

If passed, the legislation will outlaw the keeping of elephants in zoos in the city, and will require current captive elephants - like Happy in Bronx Zoo - to be transported to a sanctuary. 

Primate experts are calling for the government-funded cull to be replaced with a humane sterilization program.

The new study suggests that some fish can recognize themselves in photographs, challenging our existing assumptions about these animals.

A new lawsuit is suing Amazon for violating California state law for selling products containing “ejiao” or “donkey-hide gelatin,” an animal product made from donkey skin.

Trip.com and TUI are among the worst offenders in the report, which shows the companies still profiting from the likes of elephant riding and tiger selfies. 

Amid animal welfare concerns and hundreds of human deaths caused by temple elephants, one temple is now welcoming a mechanical elephant as an innovative and ethical alternative.

A tiger skin, a tiger skeleton, and a leopard skeleton were also seized during the joint operation by the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Wildlife SOS.

The bottlenose dolphin who had been living at the hotel venue for over 30 years, has passed away, bringing attention to the ongoing debate about the ethics of keeping marine mammals in captivity.

A 25-foot minke whale found dead last week is the latest in an ongoing increase of whale deaths across the East Coast. 

The event will sell hundreds of domestic and international trophy hunts, including a $100,000 Alaska trip to kill a grizzly bear and a $143,000 lion and leopard hunting trip in Zambia.

An elephant sanctuary has released striking images of how their rescue elephant’s spines are visibly deformed from years in the riding industry, in an effort to help raise awareness amongst tourists.

Trophy hunting of the animals could return to several states if the legal protections for grizzly bears are removed.

Receiving support from the likes of Bill Maher and Sarah Silverman, the list exposes the plight of captive elephants, who suffer from a lack of space, unsuitably cold climates and unnatural conditions.

Moti, a 35-year-old bull elephant, was ‘on the verge of death’ when Wildlife SOS was called in to provide urgent veterinary treatment. Now his ongoing story has captured the hearts of people across the globe.

Hunters have been granted permission to kill a quarter of the country’s population despite outrage from wildlife experts.

After being taken from her family in 1970, the female whale has spent the past 52 years in a pool in the smallest orca enclosure in North America. Now, there’s a chance she could finally be returned to her natural home.

Support for federal legislation to permanently prohibit the slaughter of American horses for human consumption is growing as more than 200 veterinarians sign a letter expressing support for the act - but will Congress listen?