Photo shows English foxhounds in the foreground with two horses and riders in the background, including one member of the hunt wearing a traditional red jacket. The National Trust recently voted to keep its ban on trail hunting.
The UK’s National Trust Bans Trail Hunting

The National Trust has banned trail hunting on charity-owned land throughout the UK due to [...]

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Spanish Law No Longer Considers Animals ‘Objects’

Under Spain's new law, animals will now be recognized as sentient beings. [...]

Image is a close-up photo of a common octopus with fish swimming in the background. The UK government has finally acknowledged octopus sentience.
UK Law Recognizes Octopus, Crab, and Lobster Sentience

The British government is amending its Animal Welfare Bill to acknowledge the previously unrecognized sentience [...]

Photo shows a small white rabbit in a sterile lab setting, next to two small medicinal-looking bottles. The EU just voted overwhelmingly in favor of an end to animal experiments.
EU Votes to Stop Lab Animal Experiments

The EU just voted to phase out lab animal experimentation in favor of more effective [...]

Four-way split image shows Volkan Koc sheltering with stray dogs (top left), free range chickens (top right), a grey fox (bottom left), and kittens in an open window (bottom right).
The Biggest Animal Welfare Laws of 2021

There was a positive uptick in new animal welfare laws being introduced in 2021. Here [...]

New Doc Shines a Light on the Killing of Animal Activist Regan Russell

Award-winning vegan filmmaker Shaun Monson's new film, 'There Was A Killing,' tells the story of [...]

10 Times Joaquin Phoenix Has Been a Hero for Animal Rights
10 Times Joaquin Phoenix Has Been a Hero for Animal Rights

Happy Birthday, Joaquin Phoenix! Here are ten times the vegan actor has spoken out in [...]

Jabari Brisport: ‘I Don’t Believe in Causing Suffering’
Jabari Brisport: ‘I Don’t Believe in Causing Suffering’

Jabari Brisport assumed office as a member of the New York Senate from the 25th [...]

Gay, Black, and Vegan: Meet New York’s Newest State Senator
Jabari Brisport Is the First Gay, Black Vegan to Win the New York Senate Primary

Democratic Socialist and vegan Jabari Brisport is expected to make history as the first openly [...]

Colorado Just Banned All Cages for 6 Million Egg-Laying Chickens
Colorado Just Banned All Cages for 6 Million Egg-Laying Chickens

Colorado just passed HB20-1343, a new law that mandates that egg-laying hens must be cage-free; [...]