After a rescue dog was violently murdered by his new owner, Florida now provides a registry of animal abusers, which members of the public can use to screen potential adopters.

New legislation dubbed the "Empathy Law" will make animal welfare compulsory on the country's educational curriculum.

First published in 2015, How Not to Die has become one of the most influential books on plant-based nutrition. Now, its central arguments have been adapted into a documentary film examining the links between diet and long-term health outcomes.

This is the first time that decapods and cephalopods have been protected by UK law since they were recognised as sentient beings capable of feeling pain in 2022.

Madagascar's lemurs are declining due to a spike in demand for their meat – and an alarming illegal trade.

Squid caught by these vessels is shipped to the US, UK, and Europe, linking global markets to alleged abuse and destruction.

The Netherlands’ nationwide fireworks ban takes effect this year, closing the chapter on public New Year’s Eve displays in a country long known as Europe’s largest fireworks buyer.

Leather, wool, feathers: even if they were by-products, would that make a difference?

From an owl who taught a city how to hope, to the fight to restore collapsing kelp forests, to the urgent push for justice for animals harmed by human systems - these are the stories behind Species Unite’s most listened-to podcast episodes of 2025.

A new UN report uncovers a staggering truth: the two unsustainably managed industries are causing costly harm to the planet.

The actor and long-time vegan will act as strategic partner to the material innovation company, joining them on the mission to make clean, animal-free fashion a reality.

The person who taught the world to see elephants as individuals leaves an enduring conservation legacy.

Hearst joins Condé Nast and major fashion weeks as fur rapidly disappears from mainstream fashion.

The research highlights how climate change and industrial fishing combined to devastate one of Africa’s most endangered seabirds.

The whereabouts of two baby giraffes remain unknown after a zoo owner withheld their location and was jailed for contempt.

The world’s second-largest fur producer, has officially begun its transition away from fur farming, marking a major victory for animal welfare advocates following years of undercover investigations and public pressure.

Supported by EU funding, a dairy farm in South Holland can now also produce cultivated meat products.

The CFDA has announced that fur is banned across any official NYFW events, along with its online presence.

A new lawsuit accuses Ritz-Carlton of endangering the Great Migration by building a luxury safari lodge in a vital wildlife corridor, allegedly in breach of Kenya’s environmental and land use laws.

Research shows that 65% of US citizens would try plant-based foods to prevent disease.