NYC Votes to End Horse-Drawn Carriages After 168 Years in Historic Animal Welfare Victory 
Senior Dog Surrendered for Euthanasia Finds New Home With Cherry Hill NJ Family 
Two Charged After About 100 Cats Removed From Unsafe New York Apartment 
Seventy-Six Dogs Removed From Illinois Home in Coordinated Rescue 
More Than 70 Animals Removed From Tennessee Rescue After Welfare Check 
NYC Votes to End Horse-Drawn Carriages After 168 Years in Historic Animal Welfare Victory
NEW YORK CITY — October 24, 2026 After 168 years, New York City is preparing to bring one of its...
Senior Dog Surrendered for Euthanasia Finds New Home With Cherry Hill NJ Family
A senior dog surrendered to a Philadelphia shelter with a request for euthanasia is now living with a family in...
Two Charged After About 100 Cats Removed From Unsafe New York Apartment
Police in Catskill, New York, have charged two residents after a search of an apartment uncovered approximately 100 cats living...
Seventy-Six Dogs Removed From Illinois Home in Coordinated Rescue
Authorities removed 76 dogs from a home in Lemont, Illinois, on October 22, 2026, in a rescue involving police, animal-control...
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...