Animal Welfare

Today, in a victory for animal advocates everywhere, the U.S. Court of appeals for the 9th circuit rejected an attack by meat industry lobbyists who sought to strike down as unconstitutional California's Proposition 12, passed in 2018, which not only bans the raising of farm animals in cages in California but would also ban the selling of animals that were raised in those cruel conditions, no matt

Researchers from the University of Dundee in Scotland have developed an alternative to animal testing using a human skin culture system that closely mimics intact, living skin. Dr. Robyn Hickerson and Dr. Michael Conneely, founders of Ten Bio Ltd...

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is encouraging his followers around the globe to adopt a vegetarian diet in an effort to alleviate suffering on World Animal Day, which took place this past Sunday, October 4th. In a recorded message, the Buddhist leader said, "It is very useful to promote vegetarianism. We ...

Leading fashion retailer Nordstrom announced that the company will stop selling all products made with animal fur or exotic animal skins by the end of 2021. This ban will take place at all of the retailers under the Seattle-based company's umbrella, including Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, and Last Chances stores, along with Nordstrom's e-commerce sites. The decision and commitmen...

The world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, beloved primatologist and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall delivered a message to her fans during her speech at a National Press Club (NPC) event recently to implore people to give up meat for the sake of the planet and our own health. Introduced by...

Designer brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger have finally banned the use of exotic animal leather decades after People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) urged their parent company, PVH Corp. to stop killing animals for luxury products. PETA celebrated th...

Colombia, South America just passed a new that will ban cosmetic testing on animals in its entirety by 2024, becoming the 41st country to pass similar legislation. The bill has been in the works since 2018, initially introduced by vegan House Representative Juan Carlos Losada and was passed unanimously by the Plenary of the House of Representatives in Colombia. ...

Visit the grocery store and you're guaranteed to find many different brands of coconut products like coconut milks, yogurts and waters. What you may not be guaranteed is that these products, while vegan, are not harming animals. PETA Asia recently exposed two brands for using cruel monkey labor to pick coconuts in Thailand: On your next grocery trip, make sure to avoid Aroy-D and Chaokoh coconut p

Wuhan China, the city of 11 million people where scientists now believe the coronavirus first began, has just announced it is banning the consumption of wild animal species for the next five years. The Chinese government is also paying farmers cash to not raise exotic animals for consumption. Bot...

This month, the Illinois governor signed into law a ban on animal testing on beauty products, becoming the third state to do so after California and Nevada, and joins nearly 30 countries who have already passed nation-wide bans.