A Los Angeles city councilman said Wednesday he will introduce a motion requiring all concession stands at LAX, the LA Zoo, movie theaters, and all city-owned parks and entertainment venues to offer at least one “vegan protein option.” Councilman Paul Koretz said that encouraging a “plant-based diet” could help curb global warming.
Read moreChallenging the ag-gag law that criminalizes anyone who shoots photos or video at animal-handling facilities without the owner’s permission, animal rights claim in a federal complaint that Kansas officials are violating the First Amendment.
Read moreA North Carolina animal rescue group says that thanks to “The Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, a donkey and an emu who’ve bonded with each other can stay together.
Read moreA husband and wife claim in a federal complaint that the Houston SPCA and Montgomery County illegally seized their 231 rescued cats with a “bogus warrant.”
Read moreA federal judge pushed back the deadline Tuesday from March 22, 2019, to Sept. 21, 2019, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether the Pacific fisher, a wolverine-like animal, deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Read moreThe rescue of 33 lions from South American circuses and their 2016 transfer to a South African refuge was billed as a compassionate gesture, a return “home” after years of abuse and living in cages. Things didn’t turn out as planned.
Read moreMaine State Police celebrated the apprehension Wednesday of an “unruly” pig that was found cavorting on the side of the highway.
Read moreIt wasn’t grand theft. It was tiny. But the snatching of a baby meerkat from a zoo has not only become a major story in the Australian city of Perth, it has led to the arrest of three people.
Read moreChina says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under “special circumstances,” reversing a previous ban and bringing condemnation from conservation groups.
Read moreAlbanian authorities have forced their way into a private zoo and removed 12 animals due to fears they were malnourished.
Read moreA custody battle over a 37-year-old gorilla hit federal court Thursday when the Cincinnati Zoo sued an animal psychologist and her foundation for refusing to return Ndume, a longtime friend of the recently deceased gorilla Koko.
Read moreA top Idaho wildlife official has resigned amid outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip Africa, ending days of turmoil for a state where big game hunting is popular but critics said the photo was seen as unsportsmanlike by hunting enthusiasts.
Read moreDeputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig “the size of a mini horse” back home.
Read moreA jogger’s run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side when he discovered a lion cub in a field.
Read moreA furry relative to minks and otters and native to the West Coast may get federal protection as threatened under the Endangered Species Act due to lost habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday.
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Citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion services and the First Amendment, a Texas veterinarian claims in court that a state law prohibiting him from giving pet owners advice on the internet is unconstitutional.
Read moreA runaway kangaroo in South Florida has wildlife officers sending up a pair of drones to help search for a second day.
Read moreA Massachusetts zoo must face Endangered Species Act claims over its treatment of two Asian elephants in the collection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreA federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reconsider its denial of Endangered Species Act protection for the weasel-like Pacific Fisher, finding it ignored evidence of persistent threats to the animal’s survival.
Read moreFur is out. Or that’s the plan the city of Los Angeles set in motion Tuesday as officials voted on a proposal to ban the sale and manufacture of fur products by 2020, including clothing and accessories.
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