One Dairy Farm’s Manure Runoff Just Wiped Out 60,278 Fish
One Dairy Farm’s Manure Runoff Just Wiped Out 60,278 Fish

Iowa residents can thank a single dairy farm in New Vienna for spoiling miles of their waterways and killing more than 60,000 fish.

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Nearly 100 U.S. Airports Have Banned the Use of Glue Traps
Nearly 100 U.S. Airports Have Banned the Use of Glue Traps

People who don’t want animals to suffer don’t want glue traps to be used in airports.

Miami Beach Commission Passes Mayor Philip Levine’s Resolution Calling for the Release of Lolita the Orca
Miami Beach Commission Passes Mayor Philip Levine’s Resolution Calling for the Release of Lolita the Orca

Join Mayor Levine in urging the Miami Seaquarium to free Lolita, who has been confined for nearly 50 years to the tiniest orca tank in the world.

A Return to D.C.’s ‘Dog Pound’ Days
A Return to D.C.’s ‘Dog Pound’ Days

When the citizens, wildlife and other animals of our city run into trouble and cannot help themselves, they count on government services. Don’t let them down.

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Deplorable Dental Damage: Study Finds Captive Orcas’ Teeth in Horrible Condition
Deplorable Dental Damage: Study Finds Captive Orcas’ Teeth in Horrible Condition

The painful damage, including drilled holes and extreme wear from chewing on tank walls, doesn’t affect wild orcas—yet another reason why SeaWorld should empty the tanks.

Free for Red Wings Fans: Octopus Squeeze Balls!
Free for Red Wings Fans: Octopus Squeeze Balls!

After getting no real help from the NHL earlier this year, we’re taking our appeal directly to the fans—and providing free stress balls to boot.

Predictably, Las Vegas Shooter Had a History of Violence to Animals
Predictably, Las Vegas Shooter Had a History of Violence to Animals

As our nation recoils from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, disturbing but familiar details are emerging about the shooter, Stephen Paddock.

Patagonia’s New Puffer Jacket Is Lightweight, Warm, and Completely Down-Free
Patagonia’s New Puffer Jacket Is Lightweight, Warm, and Completely Down-Free

The company—whose mission is to “cause no unnecessary harm”—is joining The North Face, HoodLamb, and others by offering a superior down-alternative jacket.

VIDEO: Dive Guide Punches Shark While Tourists Watch in Horror
VIDEO: Dive Guide Punches Shark While Tourists Watch in Horror

The disturbing incident was captured on camera by one of the divers. PETA is calling on the guide’s employer to let him go.

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Arizona Man Tries to Catch and Cook a Rattlesnake—so the Snake Bit Him in the Face
Arizona Man Tries to Catch and Cook a Rattlesnake—so the Snake Bit Him in the Face

Love bites, and apparently, so does karma.

Baby Raccoon Phoenix Rose Was Set on Fire and Left for Dead
Baby Raccoon Phoenix Rose Was Set on Fire and Left for Dead

PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty charges of the person(s) responsible.

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Settlement Reached: ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Broke New Ground for Animal Rights
Settlement Reached: ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Broke New Ground for Animal Rights

After roughly two years of court battles, the cutting-edge lawsuit that sparked an international conversation about expanding fundamental animal rights has been settled.

Bear Knocks Gun Out of Hunter’s Hand, Leaves Him With 16-Inch Gash
Bear Knocks Gun Out of Hunter’s Hand, Leaves Him With 16-Inch Gash

It’s hard not to root for an animal who is only trying to save his own life from a hunter who wants to take it for fun and entertainment.

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Pamela Anderson Directly E-Mails Hundreds of Canada Goose Employees
Pamela Anderson Directly E-Mails Hundreds of Canada Goose Employees

Pam is showing Canada Goose employees what their company won’t: how coyotes are really trapped and killed for their fur.

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I Found Young Rats Stuck in a Glue Trap—Here’s What Happened Next
I Found Young Rats Stuck in a Glue Trap—Here’s What Happened Next

The exhausted animals were trapped face to face, and at times, it looked as though they might be trying to comfort one another.

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