Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A caged arctic fox. Photo by Claire Bass, via Humane Society International. The Minneapolis City Council adopted a new code last ...

As stories about species going extinct continue to make headlines, global animal conservation efforts are not always a source of good news. However, animal rights groups and activists collectively ...

ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Animals pulled out of a hellish farm are now on the mend, thanks to a network of people across the state dedicated to rehabilitating abused animals. “We see a lot of ...

In early August 2023, Finland’s food authority ordered three of the nation’s fur farms to slaughter 50,000 of their animals. The purpose was not to create new fur coats, but to stop a virus: the H5N1 ...

MILAN — Italy is permanently banning fur farming throughout the country and plans to close the 10 remaining mink fur farms within six months. The Italian senate’s Budget Committee voted to approve a ...

HELSINKI — It was the quiet that stood out to Tarja Sironen at the fur farm. A specialist in emerging infectious diseases, Sironen has conducted research at fur farms for years. She helped develop a ...

A sharp, musky scent rushes over me as I step out of the taxi outside Mr. Wang’s house near Tong’erpu, in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. It’s one of the country’s largest fur-trading centers.