The Humane Society of the United States applauds Tennessee legislators for passing legislation that requires basic humane care standards for dogs kept at abusive puppy mills, and requires that these mass dog producing facilities operate as legitimate

Banks have received 10 times more money in bailouts in the past year than poor countries have received in aid in the past 49 years, says an analysis released ahead of this weekend's UN summit on the economic crisis.

Animal activists have moved in with homeless dogs at one animal shelter to call attention to the environment abandoned pets must live everyday. See their video and what they learned from homeless pets.

Blessed with dark green vegetation and variety of wild life species, Pakhui (Pakke) Tiger Reserve is a protected area in the east Kameng district of Arunachal Parades in north-eastern India with head quarter at Seijusa, 21 Km for Saibari in Assam.

A ferry operating between Vladivostok and the port of Slavyanka in the Russian Far East will now have the depiction of the far eastern leopard on its flag as part of an environmental campaign to save the vanishing species.

Immunocontraception is a birth control method that uses the body's immune response to prevent pregnancy. HSI continues to lead development of this emerging technology, which offers a humane means of controlling animal populations in situations where

It was spotted sporting its bird feeder "helmet" near the northern Wisconsin town of Grantsburg over Memorial Day weekend, WQOW News Eau Claire reports. A resident reported the cub's situation to the state Department of Natural Resources, but the office

The noise of a loud explosion ripped through the quiet of West Aceh's Sarah Deu forest, triggering the trumpeting of elephants that faded as the beasts moved deeper into the forest. But unlike the frightening days before peace was negotiated in Aceh,

A pea-sized seahorse, the world's longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.

We have issued the following statement from an animal welfare perspective, together with answers to some frequently asked questions, for anyone concerned about the current outbreak of swine flu.