Animal Welfare

President Trump signed the PACT Act into law, making animal cruelty a federal felony in the U.S. The bill had more than 300 bipartisan co-sponsors.

Downton Abbey’s Lesley Nicol is a vegan food and animal loving advocate. The plant-based star is an ambassador for both Animals Asia and Detection Dogs.

The dog meat industry in South Korea could be coming to an end. The last three dog meat shops in Seoul will no longer slaughter dogs on-site for their meat.

The New York City mayor Bill de Blasio signed the foie gras ban into law. The city joins California, another major market, in prohibiting foie gras.

Home-sharing platform banned a number of animal experiences and introduced a new animal welfare policy to ensure ethical treatment.

Sonoma County Fair replaced the cruel tradition of children wrangling piglets for fun with watermelons. The 83-year-old fair, which took place earlier this month, previously featured the “pig scramble,” an event where a group of elementary school kids descend upon a pack of piglets under the blistering August sun. In yesteryear, winners got to keep […]

Labour has put forward a new Animal Welfare Manifesto. The 50-point manifesto proposes that new laws are introduced to protect animals in Britain.

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro has rolled out a new plan for animal welfare, called Protecting Animals and Wildlife (PAW).