U.S. government sets a path to breach the four lower Snake River dams
An agreement to restore the Columbia Basin announced today by the White House, the States of Oregon and Washington and four Columbia Basin tribes marks a turning point in the long-standing effort to protect and restore Snake River salmon, an iconic Pacific Northwest species that could face extinction without action.
People, not the climate, found to have caused the decline of the giant mammals
For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past several thousand years. A new study from Aarhus University confirms that climate cannot be the explanation.
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment
Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction due to global heating, overfishing and pollution, according to an expert assessment. From the large-toothed Lake Turkana robber in Kenya to the Mekong giant catfish in south-east Asia, many of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of disappearing, the first International […]
Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic
Bird flu is spreading in the Antarctic, with hundreds of elephant seals found dead, and fears it could bring “one of the largest ecological disasters of modern times” if the highly contagious virus reaches the remote penguin populations. The virus was first reported among brown skua on Bird Island, off South Georgia.
Arizona’s Mega-Dairies and the Water Crisis
You are looking at thousands upon thousands of calf hutches, baking in an Arizona heat wave this summer. In each hutch is a calf who will become a dairy cow, or veal. We Animals Media photojournalist Ram Daya visited industrial farms in Arizona to document the staggering scale of operations, both from the sky and […]
Letters to My Sheep
‘Letters to My Sheep’ is a fast-paced yet intimate journey, in epistolary form, through a woman’s life with her four rescued sheep. The author combines her hands-on experience with sheep and her scholarly expertise to guide the reader as they learn about sheep subjectivity and animals’ intimate and social lives generally. Using language that is […]
Plant-based milk maker Ripple Foods raises another $49M on heels of innovation
Yellow peas are a popular main ingredient for plant-based milk and are also used by other companies such as PepsiCo-owned Sabra, Dipasa and Roquette, among others. Ripple, though, has continued to set itself apart from bigger players by stripping unwanted components like color and flavor from the ingredient to yield “rippetin” — a neutral-tasting protein […]
Impossible Foods broadens portfolio with plant-based franks
This is the seventh new product launched by Impossible Foods in the last year. Earlier this year, the company debuted a “gourmet patty” in all Ruby Tuesday locations nationwide, and a “heart healthy” plant-based take on lean beef. The company also expanded its chicken products with the launch of Spicy Chicken Nuggets and Patties and […]
Karen Davis, President and Founder of UPC, has passed away
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Karen Davis, PhD. After a long illness, she passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4, 2023 at the UPC sanctuary surrounded by her beloved birds. She has been a leading figure in the Animal Rights movement, passionately, tirelessly and […]
Canada’s Bill C-275, a proposed federal ag-gag law would criminalize exposing the plight of farmed animals
A proposed new federal ag-gag law in Canada, Bill C-275, has been approved by House of Commons Agriculture Committee. This frightening new law would violate the public’s right to know how millions of animals are treated behind the closed doors of factory farms in Canada. If passed, farms in Canada will operate in virtual secrecy, […]
Ejiao Act reintroduced to protect donkeys from dangerous gelatin trade
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the Ejiao Act in the House of Representatives to ban the sale and trade of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) products in the United States. Ejiao (pronounced “eh-gee-yow”) is a gelatin made from boiling the hides of donkeys. It is used primarily in cosmetics and traditional Chinese medicines. Despite little scientific […]
21 species removed from U.S. Endangered Species Act after going extinct
About 21 species have been removed from the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) after going extinct in a move conservationists are calling a wake-up call. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the species—a mix of animals and plants—after determining that they had gone extinct, according to a press release. Among the species that were […]
