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Dog Meat Restaurant In Vietnam Closes After 20 Years; Owner’s Guilt Causes Him To Leave The Trade

Photos by HSI In a heartening development, a dog meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, has shut down after two decades, due...

$25,000 Reward Offered By Animal Recovery Mission For Information On Horses Stolen & Likely Sold For Their Meat In Florida

A string of horse thefts across St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties in Florida has raised concerns about new targeted areas within Florida's illicit black...

$100K Reward Offered For Information On Mexican Gray Wolf Found Dead In Arizona; Fewer Than 260 Remain In The Wild

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department have confirmed the tragic death of Hope, a Mexican gray wolf (F2979)...

Urgent Action Needed! 32 Escaped Lab Monkeys Recaptured; No Response From Alpha Genesis On Born Free’s Offer Of Sanctuary

UPDATE! Greg Westergaard, the CEO of Alpha Genesis, has informed the Yemassee Police Department that 32 monkeys that escaped from their animal testing facility...

Court Rules That Wildlife Services Violated The Law By Failing To Analyze The Impact Of Killing Grizzly Bears

On Friday, a federal district court in Missoula, Montana, ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services violated the National Environmental Policy Act...

Victory! H&M Commits To Ending The Use Of Virgin Down Feathers By 2025

In a significant victory for animal welfare, H&M, the second-largest clothing retailer in the world, has committed to ending the use of virgin down...

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U.S. Senator Cory Booker Introduces Important Bill To Shut Down Wildlife Markets Which Threaten Public Health In The United States

U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to...

China Upgrades Native Pangolin Protection Status; They Will No Longer Be Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine

China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...

Congratulations To Animal Activist & Vegan Joaquin Phoenix For Winning A Golden Globe For Best Actor In ‘Joker’

At last night’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, notable animal activist and vegan Joaquin Phoenix won for his outstanding performance in the feature film Joker. The...

World Animal News TOP Stories Making Headlines This Month

1. Congratulations to Joaquin Phoenix for winning Best Actor at the Oscars for his outstanding performance in the Joker.  Joaquin gave an inspirational speech using...

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Here is World Animal News’ Top 10 Stories Happening Now: 1. Colorado Parks & Wildlife Confirms First Gray Wolf Pack Sighting In The State Since...

China Upgrades Native Pangolin Protection Status; They Will No Longer Be Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine

China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...

U.S. Senator Cory Booker Introduces Important Bill To Shut Down Wildlife Markets Which Threaten Public Health In The United States

U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to...

China Upgrades Native Pangolin Protection Status; They Will No Longer Be Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine

China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...

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The World Mourns After Two Extremely Rare White Giraffes Are Killed By Poachers At Kenyan Wildlife Sanctuary

Photos By: Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy It is with great sadness that WAN reports the tragic and senseless killing of two extremely rare white giraffes, a...

The U.S. Federal Government Kills Another Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf That Was A Father To Four Young Pups

According to a memo that was recently released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. federal government killed the alpha male of...

Tell The Milwaukee County Zoo & Pittsburgh Zoo Not To Separate Two Bonded Elephant Companions Who Have Spent Over 25 Years Together

WAN has learned from In Defense of Animals that the Milwaukee County Zoo plans to move a female African elephant named Seeni from the Pittsburgh Zoo’s...

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Trump Administration Urged To Consider Food Sustainability, Climate & Accessibility In New U.S. Dietary Guidelines

The Center for Biological Diversity urged the U.S. federal committee to include assessments of food sustainability, climate, and accessibility in its recommendations for the 2020-2025 National...

Breaking! Denny’s Now Offers Plant-Based Beyond Burgers In More Than 1700 Locations Throughout The U.S. & Canada

After the overwhelmingly successful Beyond Burger launch exclusively in Los Angeles restaurants, Denny's will now offer the popular plant-based burger made by Beyond Meat in...

New Online Vegan Grocery Store ‘GTFO It’s Vegan’ Launches With Mouthwatering Food Items Shipping Throughout The U.S.

During these unprecedented times, many people have turned to online shopping, yet often discover that their favorite products are not available, or have shipping...

Meet Some Loving Adoptable Dogs Who Are Looking For Their Furever Homes; Here Are WAN’s Rescues Of The Week!

Below are some of this week’s loving adoptable dogs who have been saved by Peace 4 Animals’ partner, The Animal Rescue Mission (ARM), and are in need of...

As The Demand For Plant-Based Food Soars, Dot Foods Partners With Plant Based Foods Association To Make Healthy Food More Accessible In North America

The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), the trade association representing 180 plant-based food companies including Beyond Meat, Miyoko's, and Dot Foods, the largest food industry...

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