Humane World Blog

New Jersey could soon join the growing ranks of states that have banned the inhumane shark fin trade. A bill banning the sale...

Starting today, those who commit the most extreme acts of cruelty against animals will face severe federal penalties...

A California judge has rejected an attempt by the meat lobby to stop Proposition 12, the state’s historic law that would ban...

Moments ago, Michigan passed into law a ban on the production and sale of eggs from chickens locked in cruel cages. This is a...

New Mexico will no longer allow trophy hunters to prey upon its cougars with cruel snares and leghold traps. The State Game...

The U.S. House just said a decisive and resounding “no” to the terrible shark fin trade, in which fishermen cut the fins off...

Sixty-five years ago, four animal advocates, determined to fill “a great vacuum, at the national level, in American humane...

The movement to end the testing of personal care and beauty products on animals has gained unprecedented momentum in recent...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to permanently conceal crucial animal welfare records, including inspection reports...