Animal rights activists have been a driving force in making veganism more mainstream. From Olympic athletes to world-renowned civil rights leaders, here are nine...
The European Commission—the executive branch of the EU—has committed to reducing the use of chemical pesticides by 50 percent by 2030.
A new 10-year-plan, which...
Climate change, in part caused by animal agriculture, industrial activity, and hunting could push narwhals to extinction.
Narwhals are one of the world's most unique...
It turns out, goats don't really care for social distancing or lockdown measures. In San Jose, California, nearly 200 goats recently escaped through a...
Wild bees are thriving as coronavirus lockdown restrictions cause pollution levels to drop.
As many humans remain inside during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, life for...
Australian underwater tourism company Passions of Paradise is repairing the Great Barrier Reef during a coronavirus-caused quiet period.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced the Cairns-based...
Senator Tammy Baldwin is calling for meat companies to be more transparent about slaughterhouse conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter sent to...
Replacing 50 percent of animal products in the U.S. diet with plant-based foods could prevent 1.6 billion tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from entering...
The fishing industry is set to lose billions of dollars as the coronavirus pandemic causes demand to fall.
According to the United Nations Conference on...
Curridabat, Costa Rica, has granted pollinators—including bees, hummingbirds, bats, and butterflies— along with native plants and trees citizenship.
Nicknamed "Sweet City," Curridabat has transformed its...
Senator Elizabeth Warren is co-sponsoring a bill introduced by Senator Cory Booker to shut down large-scale factory farming. Representative Rohit Khanna is...
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the number of Americans buying backyard chickens for eggs has increased.
Panic shopping and hoarding during the pandemic have led many...
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will lead to a 2.6 billion-ton drop in C02 emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), this is...
Two Dutch mink fur farms face quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The tests confirm that mink can catch the virus and further...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to "rigorously enforce" bans on the trade of wildlife for food.
The organization is also working with...
"Our house is on fire," and since August 2018, when Greta Thunberg first protested outside Swedish parliament for more action on climate change, the...
With India under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, more than 100,000 flamingos flocked to the metropolitan area of Mumbai. The Bombay Natural History...
Nearly 900 people who work at a Tyson Food's pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, have tested positive for coronavirus. That's 40 percent of...
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 3.9 million people worldwide. While experts are yet to pinpoint the exact origin of the novel coronavirus,...
Icelandic whaling business IP-Utgerd has announced it is ending whaling for good.
“I’m never going to hunt whales again, I’m stopping for good,” Gunnar Jonsson,...
Animal activists are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its factory farm policies.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—an animal rights...
Social media and the news outlets have been saturated with coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Information about COVID-19 infection rates and the mounting death...
Austria just closed its last-remaining coal-fired power plant.
The plant's closure, which was announced last Friday, comes as the Austrian government tries to meet its...
Wild pigs have taken to the streets in one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations amid the coronavirus quarantine.
"In more news of animals taking...
Three-day online event Earth Day Live will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The livestream concert is also part of international efforts to...
An international coalition of animal advocacy organizations is urging scientists to leave animal testing out of coronavirus (COVID-19) research. For World Week for Animals...
The Vancouver Aquarium may close permanently in the upcoming months due to a lack of revenue.
The Ocean Wise Conservation Association—which runs the facility—revealed it...
Activists have launched a legal challenge to block the Scottish government from allowing the export of calves on journeys that last longer than eight...
Virginia just passed a law banning tiger cub petting encounters. Coverage from Netflix’s documentary series “Tiger King” may have played a part in the...
