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A new bill has been introduced to ban the sale and trade of new animal fur products throughout Connecticut. Now is your chance to save animals from the unimaginably…

Biden plans to reinstate Tom Vilsack as Minister for Agriculture - a disaster for animal welfare and environmental protection. Demand that Biden choose a friend…

A tiny puppy who was abandoned in freezing weather was brought to our Hope Animal Sanctuary just in time, and is now getting ready to head to his forever home.

Domestic terrorists with extreme anti-government views threaten wild horses and burros on public lands, intimidating and threatening both government agents and wild…

Head-bobbing, pacing, swaying back and forth are all common elephant behavior in zoos.. These repetitive “stereotypic” behaviors are commonly seen in zoo elephant…

We oppose the counterfeit restoration proposed for Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve and instead support the new Gentle Alternative, which fosters species recovery…

The fate of rare Tule elk and Point Reyes National Seashore hangs in the balance, and we only have a week left to speak out against a destructive plan proposed by…

The USDA has called for comments on a proposal to kill double-crested cormorants (a bird) in Ohio. The main accusation is that these birds are capturing fish from…

A recent study about beluga whales has revealed that belugas are more like people than many of us might believe - especially in the way they make friends.

Twenty-seven monkeys were killed in February 2019 by a company called LifeSource Biomedical Services who was leasing space in a NASA building. Demand that NASA stop…

Utah's Hogle Zoo still keeps mother-daughter Christie and Zuri alone, violating AZA accreditation Standards.

A tragic mauling in Florida involving a leopard again proves these animals don’t belong in captivity. Join us in calling on officials to revoke this exhibitors license…

In Defense of Animals is calling for disciplinary action for the inexcusable shooting of a 10-year-old girl’s horse on Christmas Eve by a member of law enforcement…

During California’s drought this year, more than 18 rare Tule elk died in a preserve at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Despite zero evidence, 900 Yellowstone bison are at risk of being killed over the fear the bison may infect livestock with a disease. Demand an end to the bison…

We won a huge victory for animals in Mississippi this year, but we’re taking it even further by calling for legislation to protect animals who are cruelly chained,…

Check out our new Campaigner Explainer to get a better understanding of South Korea’s dog meat trade, and find out what we’re doing to save precious dogs’ lives…

In November, we told you about a situation where the U.S. Forest Service sent 19 wild horses from California to a small 60-acre pasture in northern Colorado without…

As it applies to charitable giving , many people who no longer itemized their deductions ended up losing the benefit of a tax write off for any charitable donations.

Activists risk arrest to bring water to dying Tule elk, defying National Park Service policies that kill wild elk and prop up private ranching at Point Reyes National…

Private industries are polluting our national parks and killing wild animals.

At least 18 community cats were killed in an organized shooting in Oakland, California - despite the fact that the local shelter had space for them. Demand humane…

The U.S. Forest Service just passed an amendment that encourages the killing of prairie dogs, and reduces the territory they are allowed to occupy, at Thunder Basin…

In Defense of Animals has renewed its calls to shut down the failing elephant exhibit at a zoo in Syracuse, New York, following the deaths of two baby elephants.