A cattle truck crash in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of several recent ones, as Mercy for Animals urges the US Department of Agriculture to update its rules on animal transport.

Labels informing on health, climate, and animals isn’t enough to inspire long-term change when it comes to food purchasing behaviors, a new study has found.

Some developers suggest that adopting cultivated meat could also improve animal welfare by significantly reducing the number of farmed animals slaughtered.

Ten suspects allegedly poached over $150,000 worth of fish – including protected sea turtles – from Florida’s waters, as law enforcement vows to “prosecute to the fullest extent”.

Nearly 200 police officers carried out 24 searches and checked more than 1,000 horses in a Europe-wide investigation into suspected falsified passports and manipulated microchips.

As opposition to octopus farming grows worldwide, Colombia is moving to ban the practice before a single farm is built.

A new bill that will be submitted in February 2027 could end commercial whaling in Iceland for good, leaving only Norway and Japan still hunting whales commercially.

Musician Travis Barker has partnered with Humane World for Animals on a new campaign encouraging people to make small, everyday changes to help animals.

A new investigation has documented the killing of newborn male chicks inside a hatchery, with calls growing for the industry to adopt in-ovo sexing technology that could bring an end to the practice.

A new report finds that while overall salmonella rates are falling, the most severe, drug-resistant strains are rising across the US poultry industry, with the largest producers showing the highest rates.

A new executive order gives the Interior Department 90 days to decide whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves should lose their endangered species protections.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has sued HHS and the USDA, claiming a "secret panel" of industry insiders shaped the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines.

A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, as researchers are pulled from a remote island station amid fears of mass seal deaths from the virus.

New research ranking 20 protein sources for health and environmental impact has found tofu comes out on top, while cheddar cheese ranks last.

New report finds international development banks pouring billions into large-scale industrial animal farming, despite their own commitments to sustainable food systems and climate action.

The climate crisis is forcing bears to turn to seabirds, threatening population numbers.

Despite widespread international legislation banning shark finning, a new study has found that global trade in shark fins remains largely unchanged.

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.

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.

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.