Eight Indian tigers and an African lioness have died while being carried by a truck to a circus in Yakutsk, East Siberia. Police said the animals were poisoned by the vehicle's exhaust.

The death of a Florida panther after it was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 in Broward County is prompting state officials to warn motorists to slow down for the endangered cats.

United States must vocally support strict controls on international trade at the CITES conference to protect polar bears, corals, sharks, and bluefin tuna.

Yellowstone bison currently quarantined must be removed from the quarantine facility and relocated to suitable public and/or tribal lands where they can live out their lives like the wildlife species they are...not sent to Ted Turner/Turner Enterprises,

Eight tigers and a lioness, belonging to a Russian travelling circus, have died during a 20-hour journey across Siberia in an enclosed, heated truck

By the end of this week, the final dog races will have been run at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha. The last greyhound track in the state is closing its doors after the New Year's Eve races. The owners say they're shutting down because of declining

In this market I saw first hand the most horrific abuse of man's best friend imaginable. Live dogs were crammed in rows towards the back of the market along with the usual overfilled cages of live poultry. The dogs were silent, some frozen in terror, o

In June 2009, PETA Germany asked Princess Stephanie of Monaco to use her influence as patron of the International Circus Festival and urge organisers to stop using wild animals. It is not yet clear whether wild animals will continue to be exhibited, but w

We, the undersigned, on behalf of the remaining wild Orangutan population of the world, respectfully request the European Parliament to intervene and help save a species from extinction. (Petition)

The Winn Feline Foundation recently announced its 2009 Media Award winner -- the late Kari Winters, writer and advocate for animals, cats in particular.