An elephant sanctuary has released striking images of how their rescue elephant’s spines are visibly deformed from years in the riding industry, in an effort to help raise awareness amongst tourists.

This startup has found a way to convert agricultural and wood industry byproducts, such as sawdust, into oil. The initiative has now received $1.2 million in funding to bring the product to market by 2026.

From championing innovative materials to shunning animal fur and skins, the luxury designer has helped pave the way for cruelty-free fashion.

Trophy hunting of the animals could return to several states if the legal protections for grizzly bears are removed.

With 124 billion fish farmed each year, advocates are calling for new fish welfare legislation to help offer these aquatic animals some protections.

Experts warn of the grave threat that mink fur farms pose to public health, with fears that a deadly strain of bird flu could spread among humans.

Human resistance to antibiotics is one of the biggest threats to global health according to the World Health Organization, and the medicine’s misuse in farmed animals is accelerating the problem. 

Looking for plant-based snack ideas for your Super Bowl celebration? Species Unite has got you covered! Here are a few of our favorite dishes, from vegan chicken to fully loaded nachos.

Cultivated meat - meat that’s grown in a lab from animal cells rather than from a farmed animal - could be a more sustainable solution to feed China’s population of 1.4 billion people.

Receiving support from the likes of Bill Maher and Sarah Silverman, the list exposes the plight of captive elephants, who suffer from a lack of space, unsuitably cold climates and unnatural conditions.

Meati Foods opens a huge ranch to produce tens of millions of pounds of animal-free meat that’s made from mushroom root - as investors boost the brand with more than $250 million in funding. 

Moti, a 35-year-old bull elephant, was ‘on the verge of death’ when Wildlife SOS was called in to provide urgent veterinary treatment. Now his ongoing story has captured the hearts of people across the globe.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix has narrated a video about a new investigation revealing the abuse routinely carried out against ducks at “Responsible Down”–certified farms and slaughterhouses.

Popular vegan burger chain already has seven locations across the U.S., with its first drive-thru location set to open soon.

The company’s San Francisco office trials a 65 percent plant-based menu and makes oat milk the default in coffee, as companies increasingly encourage employees to choose more sustainable plant-based food options. 

The flock, some of whom were pregnant, were close to death when found by investigators and required urgent medical treatment.

Shocking footage of the Finnish fur industry shows huge, deformed foxes sitting in wired cages, as animal advocates call for a ban on the trade.

Hunters have been granted permission to kill a quarter of the country’s population despite outrage from wildlife experts.

Food tech company Project Eaden uses bio fiber technology to create its realistic whole cuts of vegan meat.

Never-before-captured footage of the secretive slaughter method shows caged and screaming pigs being lowered into underground gas-filled chambers to suffocate them, as vets, legal experts, and animal advocates call for urgent reforms to the meat industry.