In Defense of Animals (IDA) has spent the past two years following the lives of Tina, Jewel and Queenie, three Asian elephants that were part of the Shrine Circus under the care of Will Davenport. Davenport has been cited with multiple USDA violati...]]> As the year comes to an end, the Humane Society of the United States has summed up changes made for animal welfare under the new administration. Some changes were good, while other areas have some room left for improvement. The new administration re...]]> Thousands of Asiatic black bears, known as moon bears because of the white crescent markings on their chests, are confined to suffer on bear farms, some trapped in cages no larger than a telephone booth for their entire lives. Bear farming was star...]]> This week a story in the Washington Post brought to light cruel and unusual training methods used on baby elephants at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which is run under Feld Entertainment. Former elephant handler Sam Haddock came fo...]]> Sadly, millions of animals who are too sick, weak or injured to stand, known as “downers,” are forced to make their way into the slaughterhouse by any means necessary. While there has been a victory for cattle with the USDA’s adop...]]> What if someone told you that Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infections killed more people in one year than AIDS, or that an encounter with E.coli could leave you paralyzed, or that the flu you thought you had wasn’t actually the flu, but a food-borne...]]> Shopping season is upon us. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for someone, or for yourself, a little visit to Etsy’s handmade marketplace might be in order. Not only is Etsy full of wonderful artists and indiepreneuers, but there&rs...]]> When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ~John Muir As of November 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had received over 10,000 public comments in response to its plan to remove the Calico Comple...]]> This week marks the Humane Society’s third annual Puppy Mill Action Week, which is intended to educate people about how to get a dog without supporting the puppy mill industry and what to do to put puppy mills out of business. It’s hard...]]> The tragic story about Oreo, the one-year old Pit bull mix who was thrown from a roof in Brooklyn, NY, spread far and wide and may result in new legislation. The ASPCA, who took Oreo, was left with a decision to make about a dog who began to show s...]]>