The infamous ‘kopi luwak’ coffee - sourced from the excrement of shy, cat-like animals called civets - has long been condemned for animal cruelty. Now, advocates fear the trade also poses a “pandemic risk”.

Lawyers argue that the whales will be torn away from friends and family, and subjected to a traumatic journey from Canada, if the controversial move to a Connecticut aquarium goes ahead.

House of Vegans is the latest black-owned business to bring plant-based soul food to local communities, with a packed menu featuring baked mac & cheese, barbecue jackfruit, and chick’n drumsticks.

Protesters are demanding an urgent investigation into the deaths, after 1,000 tonnes of oil leaked into protected wildlife lagoons.

There are growing calls for a global ban on the live export trade as concerns for human safety and animal welfare mount, with New Zealand suspending their live export trade in wake of the latest tragic accident.

Despite 35,000 monkeys being imported to the US each year for use in cruel experiments, numbers are running low after a host of problems. Now, experimenters have a chance to accelerate the move away from outdated animal tests.

Thousands of people are supporting a new petition against the University’s use of live tigers during football matches.

Eight workers have already died at the facility in Merced County, California, which has been struggling to contain the virus since an outbreak was declared in June.

Shocking undercover footage, showing monkeys screaming in pain and dogs laying in blood-stained cages, helped close the lab down in February. Now, a court has ruled that it’s allowed to reopen.

The Oscar-winning actor speaks out on the benefits of a plant-based diet, as he also narrates new undercover investigation showing animal cruelty on a major U.S. egg farm.

Global warming means that oceans will be too hot for most fish species by the end of the century.

Their sanctuary ‘retirement’ is being hailed as one of the most important developments in captive whale and dolphin protection in decades.

The first-of-its-kind law in the U.S. will also require public hospitals to reduce the meat on its menus, in an effort to create a more compassionate and environmentally-friendly society.

The plan will endanger 300 animal species living at the refuge, which has until now remained a protected landmark.

Owners are being forced to give up their dogs amid national food shortages, with pets being sent to restaurants and state-run zoos.

Lolita, the main ‘attraction’ at Miami Seaquarium for the last 50 years, lives in a tiny concrete tank, displays neurotic behaviors, and hasn’t seen another orca since 1980.

Germans will be forced to take their companion dogs on daily 30 minute walks, as part of new welfare rules that will help improve the lives of the country’s 9.4 million canines.

The Oklahoma zoo made famous by the Netflix documentary has closed for good, following a damning USDA inspection, and mounting pressure from animal rights groups.

Here are some ideas for creating a delicious plant-based BBQ spread that will impress vegans and meat-eaters alike.

A two-year undercover investigation has found that thousands of cubs are bred each year, either to be shot and killed by trophy hunters, or skinned, deboned and boiled down for ‘medicinal’ consumption.