The Australian state of Victoria finally responded to the deaths of 20 horses in a two year period by putting an end to steeplechase and hurdle racing. When the ban goes into effect after the 2010 season, South Australia will be the only state left in

Following an undercover investigation into Chinese fur farms, headlines exploded across the animal rights world: "85% of fur comes from China!" It's easy to point fingers across the globe, but we can't forget the question of where all that fur goes.

The Iron Curtain that divided Europe for 46 years left an indelible imprint on the continent's wildlife.

Over 3,000 square miles (7,770 sq kms) in Alaska would be protected as critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, under a proposal issued by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Please help and sign this petition to help save the poor innocent wolves from slaughter, aerial killing, being chased for miles and then collapsing from exhaustion and being held down and shot in the head, poison gas grenades to suffocate

MPs in the Catalan Parliament start voting on a law to ban bullfighting in the Spanish region on Tuesday 15 December.

A $31-million injection from the Selinger government toward a new Arctic exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo and a separate state-of-the-art polar bear research centre will trigger other donors to step up to the plate to spruce up Winnipeg's signature park.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are looking for leads in a case involving the decapitation of an endangered Florida panther.

There have been some fears that Asian Carp will find there way into the Great Lakes, despite blockades created to keep them out, and this has lead to some drastic measures in order to protect the Great Lakes' ecosystems, and more accurately, their

There are over 6,000 restaurants in South Korea which serve dog meat. This is illegal but they do not get shut down. There is currently a petition going on which is trying to gather 1,000,000 signatures to increase pressure to shut down this horrible