More Than 70 Animals Removed From Tennessee Rescue After Welfare Check 
Florida Shelter Takes In 106 Cats and Kittens Following Neglect Investigation 
Groups Sue to Restore Automatic Protections for Newly Listed Threatened Wildlife 
Pennsylvania’s Beagle Bill Clears Legislature With Research-Animal Adoption Protections 
Bipartisan SLOTHS Act Would Restrict Imports for Pets and Commercial Attractions 
More Than 70 Animals Removed From Tennessee Rescue After Welfare Check
More than 70 animals were removed from a Tennessee home associated with an animal rescue operation after a welfare check...
Florida Shelter Takes In 106 Cats and Kittens Following Neglect Investigation
A major animal-neglect investigation in Port St. Lucie, Florida, has placed more than 100 cats and kittens into shelter care....
Groups Sue to Restore Automatic Protections for Newly Listed Threatened Wildlife
Six conservation and animal-protection organizations filed a federal lawsuit on October 21, 2026, seeking to restore automatic safeguards for wildlife...
Pennsylvania’s Beagle Bill Clears Legislature With Research-Animal Adoption Protections
Pennsylvania’s “Beagle Bill” cleared its final legislative vote on October 20, 2026, advancing requirements for research-animal adoption, oversight of state-funded...
Bipartisan SLOTHS Act Would Restrict Imports for Pets and Commercial Attractions
Two Florida members of Congress have introduced federal legislation aimed at stopping sloth imports for commercial attractions and the exotic-pet...
Complaint Seeks USDA Review of Monkey Injury at Oregon Primate Center
PETA has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate an animal-care incident at Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon...
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...