In 2006, Chicago banned foie gras. In doing so, it became the first place to take a stand against the inhumane conditions and abusive force feeding used to enlarge the fatty liver of ducks and geese that's considered a delicacy.

It takes a certain kind of person to rescue an animal off the streets, to run a shelter faced with overwhelming numbers of animals and underwhelming resources. There's an amazing amount of self-sacrifice, love, and dedication that goes into rescuing and

Turtles were traditionally decapitated. But since they became protected in 1999, ceremonies in many temples [not all temples, but some] have changed with turtles being symbolically sacrificed through their release to the sea alive.

A big party in Adelaide in Australia has been taking place to welcome two new giant pandas to the city's zoo.

Horse Fighting, an illegal spectator blood sport where stallions are incited to fight one another, is widely practiced on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Fuelled by cash prizes for the owners of the winning horses and extensive

Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

Earlier this week, an ocean survey vessel reported feeling a "shudder underneath the ship" in the waters of northern California. Soon after, a whale was spotted "bleeding profusely." A few hours later, an endangered blue whale whale washed ashore in

Oceana announced yesterday that 2009 was one of the worst years on record for loggerhead sea turtle nesting from North Carolina to Florida. In Florida for example, loggerhead nesting decreased by more than 15 percent in 2009.

A huge, 72 foot long, female Blue whale has been killed by a collision with a ships propeller off California. The carcass of the whale, clearly showing a deep gash on its back, weighs more han 50 tons and has washed ashore at the base........

World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence to highlight the plight of endangered species. Since then it has grown to encompass all kinds of animal life and is widely celebrated in countries throughout the world.