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North Carolina has approved the killing of black bears in three of its bear sanctuaries. Please urge North Carolina legislators to oppose this disastrous rule!

In Defense of Animals and dozens of outraged Foster City residents protested the Council of Foster City’s plan to brutally kill 323 Canada geese and goslings.

1.76 million wild animals were brutally killed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services in 2021 with $86.8 million in government funds.

In Defense of Animals and outraged San Diego residents returned to “eco-friendly” Hotel del Coronado for a second time on Mother’s Day to protest the hotel’s cruel…

Kering banned fur, now it must eliminate exotic skins!

California's Highway 101 threatens Santa Monica Mountains' lions with extinction. Donate today!

In Defense of Animals and outraged San Diego residents protested “eco-friendly” Hotel del Coronado’s cruel policy of trapping and killing wild animals on its property…

Connecticut legislators can stop the deadly cycle of rodenticide poisons by voting yes on #SB239 to ban rodenticide poisons in state parks and forests.

In Defense of Animals and Panda Voices release joint statement in response to the Memphis Zoo and Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens claims about the well…

Join In Defense of Animals to protest Hotel Del Coronado's cruel policy of trapping and killing opossums, skunks, and other wild animals.

Contra Costa County Animal Services’ proposed City-County Agreement would be disastrous for companion animals, community cats, and wildlife.

In Defense of Animals and Kindred Spirits Care Farm open the Compassion Barn to save animal lives and serve as a model for peaceful coexistence with cougars.

Florida’s manatees are dying at an unprecedented rate. Please join our call to urge the EPA to save this precious species!

Patagonia markets itself as ethical. Why then does it sell jerky and boots made from gunned down American bison? Join us in urging Patagonia to end the violence.

In Defense of Animals asks Georgia residents to urge their senator to vote no on HB 1147, which would create a permanent year-round open hunting and trapping season…

Wisconsin has canceled this year’s wolf hunt due to new federal rule.

The America COMPETES Act (HR 4521) contains over 600 amendments that address a wide range of issues. Please urge the Senate to pass the amendments that protect animals,…

Hunter and angler Martha Williams has been confirmed to lead the USFWS. Countless animals will suffer and die because of this appointment.

Pandas YaYa & LeLe, from the Memphis Zoo, are sick. Billie Eilish has joined our effort to urge that they be returned to China where they can live out their final…

Though many wolves have regained protections, some in the Rocky Mountains did not. Sign our alert urging USFWS to relist them before it is too late.

A new bill has been introduced to spare primates a life of misery and suffering as pets. The Captive Primate Safety Act will ban the trade of prohibited primate…

The Compassion Barn fosters coexistence between cougars and rescued farmed animals. In Defense of Animals & Kindred Spirits Care Farm celebrated this conservation…

Stop Wildlife Services from gassing Canada geese and poisoning European starlings, American crows, and common grackles with toxic egg bait! Urge the U.S. government…

In a win for renewable energy, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has essentially ruled against an Arizona utility company that penalized people for using solar…