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WHAT HAPPENS TO THEMMATTERS TO THEM
“It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong — something the best
people have always done.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe, American Abolitionist and Author
The Best People
Animal rights and environmental issues need all the publicity they can get – and we can all agree that to get it, it is seriously helpful to have some celebrities … Read More
Student Refuses to Send Class Pig She Raised to Slaughter, So She Devises Heroic Rescue Plan Instead
After being raised since he was a baby by Erica, a college student, for a class where they taught animal studies, Pecan the pig was slated to go to market … Read More
Looks like animals have Jon Bon Jovi on their side! The rock and roll front man, who launched his Hart N Dagger clothing line in November has removed all leather … Read More
Lynne MacTavish lives in a small wooden house on her South African game reserve with a fierce pet emu, a juvenile ostrich, a flock of geese, two Jack Russell terriers … Read More
Time and again, kids prove to be perfect role models for how we should feel about our planet – and how to act on that feeling. This little conservationist, Kyle … Read More
In a recent interview with Nil Zacharias, co-founder of One Green Planet and host of the new podcast #EatForThePlanet with Nil Zacharias, Prince Khaled Bin Alwaleed, founder and CEO of … Read More
Nine years ago, Davis set out to make goat cheese as “humanely” as possible but quickly realized the abhorrent cruelty in the dairy industry. Many people don’t understand what life … Read More
It began with a hippy, a way-out idea and a windmill at the top of a hill and has mushroomed into an outlandishly new way of footballing life. This is … Read More
Robert Redford, Ed Harris, Elle Fanning, Ian Somerhalder and countless other equine enthusiasts joined The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Return to Freedom and the … Read More
Animals around the world have lost one of their allies. Chester Bennington, the lead singer of alt rock band Linkin Park passed away July 20th, 2017 at the age of … Read More
To be quite honest, the solution to our plastic waste crisis seems pretty straightforward. We are drowning our planet and filling the oceans with dangerous non-biodegradable trash. This issue will … Read More
Emma Kenney recently took time out from her busy schedule that includes filming season 8 of the hit Showtime series Shameless to narrate a new PSA that exposes the animal … Read More
Featured News, Activism, Factsheets, Videos, Etc.
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News: Animals Abused for Sport and Entertainment
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- Mexico City Ends Marine Mammal Captivity
- Baby killer whale, the last to be born at SeaWorld, dies
- James Cromwell arrested at SeaWorld protest days after completing jail sentence
- Wave of support for anti-captivity bill swamps Senate email system
- This Image Will Make You Never Want to Visit a Zoo or Marine Park Again
- France Banned Breeding Whales and Dolphins in Captivity – What’s the Rest of the World Waiting For?
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- Spain’s Balearic Islands vote to outlaw killing bulls at fights
- Thousands in Madrid demand end to bullfighting in Spain
- Massive March Against Bullfighting in Madrid
- BETC Paris, FLAC Anticorrida Call For an End to Bullfighting
- Art or blood sport? Mexico considers banning the bullfight
- Activists demonstrate against bullfighting in Valencia
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- Illinois Becomes First State Ever to Ban Traveling Elephant Acts
- Disturbing footage of circus animal abuse leads to widespread reform
- WTH?! Ringling Bros. Wants to Sell Their Retired Tigers to a German Circus – Let’s Stop This!
- Ringling Bros. tigers are headed for a German circus and animal activists are outraged
- Why All of America’s Circus Animals Could Soon be Free
- ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ takes its final bow after 146 years
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- Ricky Gervais Just Reiterated How He Feels About Trophy Hunting – And It’s Perfectly Scathing
- Argentinian Hunter Trampled And Killed By Elephant In Namibia
- Cecil the lion’s son killed in trophy hunt in Zimbabwe, reports say
- School possum hunts under fire from animal rights activists
- Nova Scotia town mulls shooting its nuisance deer with bows and arrows
- ‘Kill them, kill them, kill them’: the volunteer army plotting to wipe out Britain’s grey squirrels
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- Dog racing ‘has a drug problem’ as 12 Florida greyhounds test positive for cocaine
- Federal legislation introduced to ban doping of horses
- Greyhound racing ban overturned: animal welfare groups blast Mike Baird
- Good news for racehorse welfare (Australia)
- Animal rights group wants horse racing abolished
- Will Australia’s greyhound industry be put down?
Recent Investigations
Natural disasters affect humans and animals alike, and Hurricane Harvey is forcing many families to evacuate to emergency shelters, where pets are not permitted due to possible allergic reactions from other people at the shelters. As a result, animal guardians are unwillingly relinquishing their beloved pets to animal shelters
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- Want to Help Animals Displaced by Hurricane Harvey? Check This Out
- Saving Pets Is Paramount for Many Fleeing Tropical Storm Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey Has Struck & Animals Urgently Need Our Help
- What Will Montreal’s Rodeo Be Like For The Animals?
- Inside PetSpace: An animal shelter like no other
- Ricky Gervais Just Reiterated How He Feels About Trophy Hunting – And It’s Perfectly Scathing
- World’s Biggest Floating Solar Farm Goes Live on Top of a Former Coal Mine
- Trump Green Lights Arctic Drilling Project in Polar Bear Habitat
- U.S., Canada to collaborate to find out what is killing whales
- Using Plastic Bags Is Now Illegal — And Punishable By Jail Time — In Kenya
- Brazil abolishes huge Amazon reserve in ‘biggest attack’ in 50 years
- Vegan Weddings Named Top Trend by Vogue
- New Hampshire says ‘never again’ on puppy mill abuse
















