Riverside County supervisors signaled that municipalities which contract with the Department of Animal Services need to start finding solutions to their stray pet overpopulation problems instead of ...

The shift is part of a government-wide effort to phase out the use of live animals in federally sponsored tests, studies and ...

Marilyn Kroplick, president of In Defense of Animals, donated supplies worth $2,000 to the West Valley Animal Shelter on Wednesday with the help of the Tarzana Neighborhood Council. Jeffrey Mausner, a ...

The Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326) is a significant threat to the progress states have made in promoting humane farming practices. It would override state laws like California’s ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Animal Defense League will have free adoptions this weekend for the Fiesta FURR-Ever special. From April 17 to April 28, all adoption fees will be ...

Animal rights groups took to the streets of Quito and 22 other cities across Ecuador to defend animal rights and demand that the National Assembly shelve the proposed LOPDA bill (Organic Law for the ...

In Defense of Animals says that animals should be called “he,” “she” or “they,” instead of “it.” A Marin County organization has partnered with a national media resource to urge the Associated Press ...

Proud is up for adoption at the Animal Defense League. (Courtesy, ADL) SAN ANTONIO – The Animal Defense League in San Antonio is holding an April Adopt-A-Thon that will waive adoption fees for all ...

Under attack by animal rights campaigners, federal health agencies counter with a vigorous drive yo gain public support WASHINGTON - Top health officials in the Bush administration have begun an ...

THE Senate approval of a bill amending the Animal Welfare Act did not create any legal vacuum, Sen. Grace Poe said amid criticisms that it weakened the original law. Poe and Sen. Pia Cayetano ...