MrBeast, who has 464 million subscribers on YouTube, posted a video of him touring Californian cell-cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods.

A judge has issued Pennsylvania’s first habeas corpus order for a nonhuman animal, advancing NhRP’s fight to move five African elephants from the Pittsburgh Zoo to a sanctuary.

Campaigners hope Wikie and her son, Keijo, could finally experience a better life having spent years in concrete tanks and forced to perform.

The birth took place in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where the population of mountain gorillas continues to rise, despite multiple human threats.

An Austrian cow is exhibiting capabilities only previously observed in humans and chimpanzees.

Empathize, is the first-ever mindfulness app focusing on compassion for animals – starting with chickens.

The 25% death rate is prompting renewed criticism of zoo breeding programs and fresh calls to prioritize sanctuary-based alternatives.

Almost 10 percent of the world’s captive dolphins are held in Mexico, but they will now enjoy far greater protections and welfare after the country voted to shut down the entertainment industry.

A prosecutor’s deal gave America’s second-largest beagle breeder until July 1, 2026 to “dispose” of its dogs, while a bipartisan adoption bill faces amendments critics say could doom them.

A bold new plan sets out to transform the struggling zoo into a space of sustainability and awareness.

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.