The pork industry fought to repeal the farm animal welfare laws that ban the likes of gestation crates, which are so small that caged animals cannot turn around.

Animal breeding company Marshall Farms is under fire for a canine distemper outbreak that infected 250,000 baby ferrets, prompting PETA to file a complaint against the company for possible violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

The iconic cabaret had long used live snakes as part of a controversial underwater segment, but has now modified the act to reflect modern attitudes towards using animals in performances.

Activists brand racetrack venue Churchill Downs ‘a killing field’ following four breakdowns, a broken neck, and two unexplained deaths.

It’s taken almost two years of discussions with stakeholders, but now the animals are set to return to the state later this year.

Starting in July, over 7,000 wild horses freely roaming across public lands in the United States will be captured by the Bureau of Land Management, igniting urgent concerns for the future and survival of these native animals.

Karen Davis, PhD, President and Founder of United Poultry Concerns, discusses her personal journey towards animal rights activism and establishing a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens.

A relocation for the elephant, who was in “serious pain and suffering”, was finally agreed, but now Noor Jehan has passed away before experiencing her freedom.

The proposal to export toque macaques to China for use in zoos has raised concerns among animal protection groups, who fear that the primates may be used for medical research purposes due to the high demand.

From a gorilla kept in a shopping mall in Thailand, to the world’s loneliest elephant at a New York zoo, these animals’ fight for freedom have sparked worldwide campaigns.

Utah signs landmark bill mandating the use of humane euthanasia methods in animal shelters, following years of advocacy and education efforts by animal advocacy organizations.

After being confined to a small tank for over fifty years, Lolita, the last surviving orca from her kidnapped pod, is set to finally be released back into her home waters in the Pacific Northwest with the help of a non-profit organization and philanthropist funding.

Four-month-old calf was filmed dodging traffic and evading catchers on a Brooklyn street before eventually being returned to the slaughterhouse. But public support and an offer from an animal sanctuary have resulted in a second chance for the animal.

Charles River Laboratories intends to send the juvenile macaques back to Cambodia, despite calls from PETA and Born Free USA to release the monkeys to a sanctuary.

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.