Congress orders USDA to restore transparency, completeness, to animal welfare reports
MEREDITH WADMAN: 'There was an outcry from both animal welfare groups and animal research defenders 13 months ago when the U.S. Department of…
The HSUS sues USDA for failing to release animal welfare records under sunshine law
KITTY BLOCK: 'In February 2017, shortly after the new administration took office, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, without prior notice, removed…
UK’s Birmingham University revealed to have used over 54,000 animals for research in one year
ALICE MARMARA: 'In 2016, Birmingham University used near to 54,000 animals for research including 52,455 mice used in labs, 1,385 rats, 798 fish and…
US Administration Sued Over Lack of Transparency on Newly Appointed Council that Promotes Trophy Hunting
BORN FREE USA: 'Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation leading the charge against the outdated and brutal sport of…
Why Are Iguanas’ Skulls Being Crushed In The Name Of Science?
BARBARA J. KING: 'In an effort to reduce the number of invasive iguanas in South Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has…
Miami monkey importer mailed white powder to himself, then blamed animal rights group
DAVID OVALLE: 'Worldwide Primates, a controversial South Florida company that imports monkeys for biomedical research, has long attracted the ire of…
Fur is dead: Animal welfare groups cheer San Francisco ban
JANIE HAR: 'San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur, further burnishing the city's animal-loving credentials as it becomes…
The sixth mass species extinction is here: Wildlife is in a ‘global crisis’
PHOEBE WESTON: "Earth is enduring the sixth mass species extinction which is plunging the planet into 'global crisis', scientists have warned.…
Sudan, the last male white rhino, has died despite efforts to save subspecies from extinction
AFP: 'When Sudan was born in 1973 in the wild in Shambe, South Sudan, there were about 700 of his kind left in existence. At his death, there are only…
Venezuela’s zoo animals are starving, and a one-time actor wants to airlift them out
JIM WYSS: 'It sounds like a plan ripped from a Hollywood script. A massive, C-130 Hercules cargo plane lands in western Venezuela, loads up starving…