Hawaii authorities say 33 swimmers were harassing dolphins
Hawaii authorities say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island. It’s against federal law to swim within 50 yards (45 meters) of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s nearshore waters. The prohibition went into effect in 2021 amid concerns […]
Protect our public lands and waters from fossil fuels
The federal government leases vast swathes of public lands and waters to private corporations to drill for oil and gas and to mine for coal. As a result, nearly 25% of the U.S.’s carbon emissions come from fossil fuels pumped or mined from lands and waters that belong to the public. It doesn’t have to […]
The Women of Photojournalism
As the world’s leading animal photojournalism agency, We Animals Media’s (WAM) mission is to document the stories of animals used for human gain—for food, fashion, entertainment, labour, custom, and experimentation. Historically, women are vastly underrepresented and undervalued in photojournalism, but in the field of animal photojournalism, it’s women who are leading the way. See their […]
Ban gas chambers in pig slaughterhouses
New footage, aired exclusively on ABC’s 7.30, reveals the agonizing final moments of pigs inside Victoria’s three largest slaughterhouses. Industries that cage, mutilate and slaughter animals can never be humane. They can never be kind or compassionate. It’s time that we call them out on the lies they tell us and make all animal cruelty […]
‘A wake-up call’: total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity’s
The total weight of Earth’s wild land mammals – from elephants to bisons and from deer to tigers—is now less than 10% of the combined tonnage of men, women and children living on the planet. A study by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, published this month, concludes that wild land mammals alive today […]
Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
The world is facing an imminent water crisis, with demand expected to outstrip the supply of fresh water by 40% by the end of this decade, experts have said on the eve of a crucial UN water summit. Governments must urgently stop subsidizing the extraction and overuse of water through misdirected agricultural subsidies, and industries […]
Urge Wyoming officials to oppose unlawful chicken roping contest
United Poultry Concerns is urging Wyoming officials and animal protectors to join us in opposing a chicken-abusing event that we seek to eliminate. The event is a chicken roping contest conducted in a bar & grill called Dewey’s Place in Moorcroft, Wyoming. This year the chicken roping contest, which has been going on for nine […]
Fur Trade Facts
Each year, more than 1 billion rabbits and 50 million other animals—including foxes, seals, mink, and raccoon dogs—are raised on fur farms or trapped in the wild and killed for their pelts. Because much of the fur is imported from China and other countries that have poor regulation, it is often mislabeled as “faux.” Depending […]
Wolves, grizzlies and all wildlife need our voices
This has been quite a week at the legislature on wildlife issues. Trappers came out in large numbers to testify in defense of the indefensible HB 372. HB 372 would not only make trapping, hunting, and fishing named constitutional rights but also the “preferred” and “primary” methods of wildlife management, forever. Rep. Paul Fielder pursues […]
Millbank Fur Farm pleads guilty following LCA’s animal cruelty complaint
Millbank Fur Farm, a mink fur farm in Ontario, Canada, has pleaded guilty to failing to comply with prescribed standards of care under section 11.1(1) of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and has been ordered to pay a monetary penalty. The investigation revealed severe animal suffering and neglect among […]
Moooove over: How single-celled yeasts are doing the work of 1,500-pound cows
The first course was a celery root soup lush with whole milk. The last was a spice cake topped with maple cream cheese frosting, served with a side of ice cream. And then a latte with its fat cap of glossy foam. In all, a delicious lunch. Maybe a little heavy on the dairy. Only […]
Thanks to new study, we know how valuable our forests are for fighting climate change
Environment America has been campaigning to urge the Biden administration to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging across America’s federal public lands as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy. This week, our case was made stronger by new data showing how important our forests are for fighting climate change.
