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Documentary on Flaco the owl premieres in Central Park ahead of theater release
Wild Inside tells the incredible story of the owl who escaped Central Park Zoo and flourished in the wild of New York City, despite having been raised in captivity.
Stray dog burned alive in China exposes the devastating cost of no animal welfare law
Wang Wang’s death has sparked international outrage, and her story has exposed a legal void that leaves millions of animals in China completely unprotected.
Former pig farm transformed into thriving mushroom-growing operation
A sixth-generation Iowa farming family has converted their pig barns into a mushroom-growing operation, with the support of a nonprofit that helps animal farmers transition to plant-based alternatives.
Baby chicks buried alive at Costco chicken supplier, new investigation reveals
A new undercover investigation by Mercy for Animals has found baby chicks buried alive and chickens beaten at an organic farm supplying Costco, five years after the company promised reform.
Brazil becomes the second country in the world to ban foie gras completely
A landmark new law prohibits the production, sale, and import of the controversial French delicacy, in which ducks and geese are force-fed multiple times a day.
More than 2,200 dangerous wild animals are being kept legally in British homes, new report finds
Dangerous wild animals including snakes, crocodilians, and wild cats being kept privately under licences issued by local authorities, with Born Free criticizing the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 as outdated and ineffective.
Plans to build the world’s first octopus farm are called off
Nueva Pescanova wanted to breed and slaughter up to one million octopuses a year, but critics have long questioned the ethical, environmental, and public health impacts of such a project.
Inside the legal fight for animal rights
Two agricultural students filmed themselves placing fireworks inside a sheep's body and kept her ear tag as a trophy. Their conviction sparked a question the legal system is still struggling to answer: what does justice actually look like for an animal?
Planetary health diet could cut heart disease risk by 28%, study finds
A new study tracking more than 65,000 women over two decades has found that following a plant-forward diet could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by 28 percent.
US dietary guidelines could lead to 33% increase in food emissions
Meat-rich MAHA guidelines could make the food industry’s environmental impact even worse.
California’s $500m school kitchen budget allows for more plant-based meals and vegan milks
The school kitchen provision enables schools to provide animal-free options and alternatives to dairy.
Average person eats six times more chicken than our grandparents’ generation, UN report finds
A new UN report has found that the average person today eats six times more chicken and twice as much pork as people did in the 1960s.
Four litters boost critically endangered red wolf population
As many as 16 red wolf pups are said to be doing well in the wild of North Carolina, as the species looks to fight back once more from extinction.
Zurich Zoo faces calls to end its elephant breeding program immediately, following the death of another calf
The Swiss zoo has now suffered 11 elephant deaths in the past decade, with one mother losing all four of her calves.
US government rejects endangered species protection for long-tailed macaques for the second time
The US has twice refused to protect long-tailed macaques under the Endangered Species Act, despite the species being classified as endangered and losing up to 70 percent of its population.
Recent heatwaves killed up to three million chickens in France alone
Record-breaking temperatures caused the death of millions of birds on French factory farms.
‘Like sending people to Rikers Island for vacation’: inside the monkey breeding company now running its own retirement program
Can a company that has spent decades supplying monkeys to laboratories be trusted to define what retirement means for them?
New investigation into Florida elephant park raises doubts about animal welfare
Weeping Elephant Project has investigated concerns brought forward by employees at a Tampa park.
Habitat protection stripped from Endangered Species Act, opening wildlife homes to drilling and mining
Conservation groups filed legal challenges within hours after the Trump administration finalized a sweeping change to the Endangered Species Act.
Life-size elephant puppets sound the alarm over South Africa's proposed mass cull
A new short film featuring life-size elephant puppets makes the case against South Africa's plans to cull 1,600 elephants at Madikwe Nature Reserve, a decision campaigners say could still be prevented.