California disrupts international wildlife poaching network
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has uncovered and disrupted several major wildlife trafficking operations, including one that internationally trafficked illegal products made from endangered species. CDFW law enforcement officers seized hundreds of illegal products made from ivory and elephant, and a number of other products from poached animals, including rhino horns, walrus tusks, suspected […]
Ricky Gervais donates eye-watering amount of tour money to charity
Comedian Ricky Gervais has announced a substantial donation of almost £2.5 million to a range of animal welfare organizations, generated from the proceeds of his recent “Mortality” stand-up tour. The 64-year-old entertainer has distributed £2.43 million among 22 charities, including prominent groups such as the PDSA, International Animal Rescue, Celia Hammond Animal Trust, and Animals […]
Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers
Great white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of disappearing, with illegal fishing contributing to their decline. This is according to research by US scientists, working in partnership with UK charity Blue Marine Foundation. They say some of the most threatened species—including great white sharks—are being sold in North African fish markets.
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere.
U.S. military to stop shooting live animals to train medics for the battlefield
Defense department will still allow stabbing and burning, and ‘weapon wounding’ on animals to test weapons. The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries.
‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’
The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the U.S., but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labor conditions, antibiotic overuse, and ecological harm.
Celebrating 50 years of the USA animal rights movement
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to take a moment to celebrate the golden anniversary of two extraordinary events that sparked the birth of the animal rights movement in the United States.
The tragedy of Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth
Soviet researchers launched the real Laika, a small black-and-white terrier mix, into space aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, where she became the first living thing to orbit the earth, proving that life could survive both launch and outer space conditions for extended periods of time.
Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU
Wild honeybee populations have been officially categorised as endangered within the European Union. That’s according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List, the world’s official database of species conservation statuses.
CA Governor Newsom takes action to end puppy mill pipeline, bans declawing
Since taking office, Governor Newsom has signed several measures to end the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in California, prohibit toxicity testing on dogs and cats, ban the sale of new fur products, prohibit the use of animals like elephants and bears in circus acts, and ban hunting, trapping, or killing bobcats.
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, a scientist whose studies of wild chimpanzees made her a household name, has died at the age of 91, according to an announcement posted by the Jane Goodall Institute.
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling in a 23m acre reserve on the Arctic Ocean is sparking an impassioned response, amid fears it threatens Arctic wildlife, undermines the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives, and imperils one of the fastest-warming ecosystems on Earth.