No animal should be kept in chains, especially not an innocent dog. But apparently some heartless person decided to put a giant heavy chain around a stray dog’s neck. It was a sight that broke ...
Owning a dog is a big responsibility that shouldn’t be jumped into lightly. There are so many people that pick up a dog on impulse, and then never actually make time to give their pet ...
It’s hard to imagine why anyone would want to hunt an endangered animal, but trophy hunting for these animals remains a major issue. One of the biggest controversies has revolved around a decision by the ...
Bullfighting is a sport that goes back centuries, but it’s fallen greatly out of favor in recent decades, frequently criticized as barbaric and inhumane. The most common, Spanish-style form of bullfighting involves a slow, painful ...
A new measure by the White House to roll back environmental policy has attracted controversy and left many animal lovers and conservationists outraged. Effective last week, the Trump administration reversed Obama-era regulations on hunting wildlife ...
We often hear the phrase “adopt, don’t shop,” encouraging us to seek our pets from animal shelters rather than pet stores or breeders. It’s good advice, and not just because it’s important to clear the ...
On Monday President Trump signed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act into law, making animal cruelty a federal crime.
In 2016, Cook County, Illinois established the Cook County Animal Abuser Registry. Under county ordinance, judges were instructed to order convicted animal abusers to register, and for the clerk to share that county with the sheriff’s ...
With a bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo today, New York became the first state to ban the declawing of household pets. “This is a real triumph for cats and the people who love them,” said ...