Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of the marine mammals.
Exiting the Factory Farm
This is part two in a series about the organizations that support producers transitioning out of factory farming and the farmers who make the leap. While many contract farmers find themselves in parallel positions—burdened with debt and lacking independence in making decisions on their farm—the path out of factory farming looks a little different for […]
North Carolina to pay $885000 to animal rights groups
North Carolina has reached a significant financial settlement after an eight-year legal battle to defend its law banning undercover filming inside factory farms. The state’s Democratic attorney general had unsuccessfully petitioned the Supreme Court to uphold the law, which prohibited employees from recording undercover video at work.
House bill would ban wildlife killing contents on public lands
More than 14 members of the US House of Representatives introduced legislation that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting, or participating in wildlife killing contests on more than 500 million acres of U.S. public lands.
Law professors urge Colorado Supreme Court to release Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephants to sanctuary
Two dozen law professors from across the U.S. and Canada have written in support of a case seeking the release to sanctuary of five elephants at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs.
USDA strengthens regulations to protect horses from soring abuse
In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced strengthened Horse Protection Act regulations. Soring is a cruel and inhumane practice where some owners and trainers chemically or physically irritate or burn horses to provide an accentuated gait […]
Sanctuary Education Advisory Specialists
‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as U.S. shifts preservation plans
National Park Service will reintroduce bears to Washington’s North Cascades and won’t remove horses from North Dakota park. Wildlife advocates are celebrating “incredible” news for the preservation of threatened bears, and a herd of historically significant wild horses, in separate north-western and upper midwestern national parks.
Meet Hellah Sidibe: The vegan athlete who ran across the U.S. in 84 days
Mali-born Hellah Sidibe grew up playing soccer before emigrating to the U.S. When visa issues prevented him from joining a Major League Soccer team, he pushed through the disappointment by starting a run streak. He hasn’t missed a single day of running since 2017. In 2021 Sidibe ran across the United States to raise money […]
Environmental impact of animal agriculture on climate change
Animal agriculture has significant negative impacts on the planet, including greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, water use and pollution, land degradation, air pollution and waste management issues. These environmental problems contribute to climate change, habitat destruction, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
In world first, scientists share what was almost certainly a conversation with a humpback whale
In a world first, marine biologists were able to have a discourse with a humpback whale, pushing out the boundaries of cooperation and understanding that could be possible between our two species. An adult female humpback whale, known as Twain, in Southeast Alaska, was located along with a group of whales.
Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for wildlife smuggling
A Colombian luxury handbag designer who pleaded guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Nancy Gonzalez, who has made handbags carried by Sex and the City actors and Britney Spears, was sentenced in a Miami federal court.
