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Undercover investigation reveals stressed wild animals trapped in shopping mall petting zoos

Keeping wild animals in small, bare cages inside a retail shopping mall is absurd and abhorrently cruel. Yet this is the...

In win for elephants and rhinos, federal court upholds New York's ivory and horn ban

On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld New York’s landmark ban on the sale of...

Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Advocates propose ban on dog and cat meat trades to Indonesian parliament

We continue to advance high-level action and advocacy to end the dog and cat meat trades in Indonesia as part of the Dog Meat...

71% of Nevada residents want wildlife killing contests banned

Some fights to protect animals turn out to be uphill battles that last for years, requiring a steadfast determination...

Breaking: Chimps at New Mexico laboratory will finally be moved to Chimp Haven sanctuary

Finally, 23 chimpanzees who are owned by the U.S. government and who were previously used in painful biomedical experiments...

Three glaring examples of why animals need the US to pass the Better CARE for Animals Act

The flood of inspection reports detailing animal neglect and suffering at puppy mills, wild animal attractions and animal...

Exhausted puppy mill dog makes inspiring transformation in Canada

Every animal has a story. After our teams intervene in the lives of animals, whether it’s to help pull them from floodwaters...

We’re bringing principled, practical and effective advocacy for animals to every corner of the world

Some decades ago, when we first began our efforts to advance our animal protection campaigns outside the United States, I...

Farmed animal welfare
Nearly 5,000 farms across 39 states support Prop 12’s animal welfare standards 

In the battle over farm animal welfare standards playing out in Congress, a number of producers associated with the National...