Federal Complaint Seeks Sanctuary Placement for Missouri Chimpanzee 
Pennsylvania Publishes Screwworm Inspection Requirements for Imported Wildlife 
Montana Approves Northern Leopard Frog Restoration West of the Continental Divide 
Court Protects 278 Riddle Mountain Wild Horses as BLM Plans Smaller Removal 
Formal Complaint Challenges U.S. Enforcement of Mexican Wolf Protections 
Federal Complaint Seeks Sanctuary Placement for Missouri Chimpanzee
The Animal Legal Defense Fund announced October 20 that it has submitted a federal complaint seeking intervention for Bow, a...
Pennsylvania Publishes Screwworm Inspection Requirements for Imported Wildlife
Pennsylvania has published an order requiring veterinary checks for New World screwworm in imported wildlife. The Game Commission directive appeared...
Montana Approves Northern Leopard Frog Restoration West of the Continental Divide
Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved northern leopard frog relocations intended to restore populations west of the Continental Divide....
Court Protects 278 Riddle Mountain Wild Horses as BLM Plans Smaller Removal
A federal court has limited an emergency wild-horse roundup in southeastern Oregon, requiring the Bureau of Land Management to leave...
Formal Complaint Challenges U.S. Enforcement of Mexican Wolf Protections
A formal environmental-enforcement complaint is challenging whether the United States is adequately protecting Mexican gray wolves from incidental deaths, injuries...
Headline: Northern California Opens New Emergency Shelter for Evacuated Animals
Haven Humane Society opened a new Disaster Response and Humane Education Center in Anderson, California, on October 16, adding dedicated...
South Carolina’s First Federal PACT Act Case Ends in Five-Year Sentence
A federal judge has imposed a five-year prison sentence in the first case prosecuted under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and...
Are Animals Conscious? The Better Question Is: Why Do We Still Doubt It?
A hermit crab may seem like a simple creature, but its behavior raises a profound question: Are animals conscious? Animals...
Former Therapy Donkey Killed by Hunter at South Carolina Animal Sanctuary
A beloved donkey who once helped children with special needs has been killed in a shooting at a South Carolina...
Maryland Law Opens a New Route for Surplus Pet Food to Reach Animals
A first-of-its-kind Maryland law is removing a legal obstacle that can prevent safe, usable pet food and supplies from reaching...