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Bobcats are still recovering in Indiana. Now trappers want to kill them.

It is the sad paradox of wildlife conservation that as soon as a species seems to make progress toward recovery from near...

How one dog’s tragic plight led to the Animal Welfare Act

Pepper was a beloved dalmatian living on a family’s farm in Pennsylvania until June 1965, when she suddenly vanished. Her...

This US city could be the next to ban the sale of fur

It is the height of absurdity: There’s widespread public awareness of the immense cruelty of fur factory farming. The fashion...

Bringing our cause to Water for Elephants on Broadway

I traveled to New York to briefly share a Broadway stage (something I never thought I’d be able to say!) with some of the...

The American Kennel Club is actively obstructing stronger protections for dogs

The American Kennel Club turns 140 years old this week. Its tagline is “For the love of all things dog.” Nothing could be...

In insult to animals and customers, Target breaks its animal welfare promises

Commitments to improve the quality of life for animals shouldn’t be empty promises. Since Target made its much-lauded...

The tragic fate of Colorado’s Copper Creek wolf pack

Wolf restoration programs exist to bring the species back to habitats where they were wiped out. But a wolf family...

Since horrific wolf killing in Wyoming, a stubborn unwillingness to change

While we and so many other wildlife enthusiasts and advocates have not forgotten the young wolf in Wyoming who endured...

Animal rescue and response
Rescuers help hundreds of birds allegedly bred for cockfighting

Dozens of small makeshift huts were recently found on a rural property in Iowa. Some were little conical hovels; others...