Animal Protection

Humane Society International and its rescue partner Vshine are celebrating the rescue of 423 dogs from a slaughterhouse in Henan, China. According to a spokesperson from HSI, 423 canines were found and pulled from an illegal slaughterhouse by Vshine, after the facility was reported to local police. Get push notifications…

The Calgary Humane Society is investigating after someone tied a dog to a bench outside its headquarters early Friday and then drove away, leaving the animal unsheltered in the cold for hours.The Calgary Humane Society is looking for the person who tied this dog to a bench outside its headquarters…

The Humane Society Legislative Fund was launched in 2004 as a political voice for three animal-protection groups: The Doris Day Animal League, The Fund for Animals, and, of course, The Humane Society of the United States. I’m a big fan of HSLF. I subscribe to their email blasts; I’ve used…

Mike Weaver is a trailblazer, boldly speaking out against the very industry that provided his livelihood. In 2016, he exposed the inhumane conditions and unfair labor practices that hold many farmers prisoners inside big animal agriculture farms, and found a way out, transitioning from chicken farming to hemp production. There are…

A second city in China has permanently banned the consumption of dog and cat meat in a move that has been welcomed by animal rights campaigners. The city of Zhuhai in China's southern Guangdong province follows the example of Shenzhen, which also announced a ban on eating cat and dog…

Netflix Joe Exotic in Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. What would Netflix's Tiger King be like as a musical? That's what Ingrid Michaelson and Broadway star Will Chase set out to discover. The couple uploaded an incredible video called "Tigers and Young Men" on Tuesday (April 14), in which they…

Netflix Joe Exotic in Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. What would Netflix's Tiger King be like as a musical? That's what Ingrid Michaelson and Broadway star Will Chase set out to discover. The couple uploaded an incredible video called "Tigers and Young Men" on Tuesday (April 14), in which they…

China is inching closer to the end of the legal human consumption of dog meat, multiple outlets report. On Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs announced that it would no longer classify dogs as livestock, meaning the animal can’t be bred for food, milk or fur, according…

China recently announced a new policy prohibiting the consumption of dog meat. (Photo: Twitter)【看英文中國郵報學英文】因應2019新型冠狀病毒 (COVID-19) ，中國於昨（9）日宣佈將擬定新政策，禁止食用狗肉。Following the coronavirus outbreak, China has announced a new policy prohibiting the consumption of dog meat.文件中，中國農業部稱狗應為伴侶動物，特別強調「隨著人類文明進步和公眾對動物保護的關注及偏愛，狗已從傳統家畜『特化』為伴侶動物，國際上普遍不作為畜禽，我國不宜列入畜禽管理」。In a notice released by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the government announced that “As far as dogs…

The Chinese government's Ministry of Agriculture announced new guidelines that would change the classification of dogs from livestock to pets, Reuters reported.China's animal consumption practices have come under renewed scrutiny after a novel coronavirus originating in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province caused a pandemic. That virus, which…