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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.
28 beluga whales are to be moved from a shuttered theme park in Canada to four US aquariums
Marineland Canada has faced criticism from campaigners over its poor animal welfare record, and for threatening to euthanize the whales, amid a two-year battle to relocate them.
Scientists create AI "mouse" to replace live animals in drug testing
Swiss scientists have developed a virtual "mouse" powered by artificial intelligence that can predict how nanoparticles behave in the body.
The cultivated venison that could end deer hunting for food
MyriaMeat's new slaughter-free venison could allow food companies to provide deer meat without hunting or harming wild populations.
Could Gen Z be the biggest champions of cultured meat?
The potential of the new food innovation is turning out to be the strongest among the younger generations.
Portugal’s last circus elephant arrives at Europe’s first elephant sanctuary
Julie, who has been with the same circus since 1988, is now looking forward to life at Pangea's 405-hectare sanctuary in the Alentejo, Portugal.
Happy was the most famous elephant in America. Why did she die in a one-acre enclosure?
Happy's life, the landmark legal battle the Nonhuman Rights Project fought on her behalf, and what her death means for Patty - the last elephant still living at the Bronx Zoo.
Live elephants replaced with robots at Indian temples
Robotic elephants have been donated to temples around the country to counteract animal abuse.
Is Charlotte Tilbury no longer cruelty-free?
The beauty brand has dropped its long-standing Leaping Bunny certification, prompting backlash and calls for boycott.