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 
Complaint Seeks USDA Review of Monkey Injury at Oregon Primate Center 
Federal Complaint Seeks Sanctuary Placement for Missouri Chimpanzee 
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...
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...