The Trump Administration weakened the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a final rulemaking that could open the door to ...

Seventy-five years ago today, Christine Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to combat the cruel treatment of ...

Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it had entered into a cooperative agreement with ...

Washingtonians and Oregonians, your help is needed to rally against an unprecedented new bill in Congress! H.R. 9621, the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, would significantly ...

Fish farming involves the rapidly expanding global practice of raising aquatic species to meet growing food demand. The majority of these have no protection under national animal welfare laws, and ...

It’s been a busy spring for equine welfare on Capitol Hill. In late March, advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, in support of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act ...

Washington, DC—By a vote of 34–30, the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed its five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, which includes a bipartisan amendment led ...

Donkeys are valued and trusted companions around the world, yet these animals are being slaughtered in huge numbers to produce ejiao (pronounced “eh-gee-yow”)—gelatin made from boiling donkey hides.

This riveting documentary tells the tragic story of Tyke, a wild elephant forced to live within the confines of circus life and perform tricks. In 1973, a very young Tyke was wrested from her family ...

Transporting horses on roads can be dangerous and requires safety precautions. Double-deck trailers place horses at risk and are not appropriate for the species. These trailers do not provide the ...