Globally sensational case began with fur farming & commercial crabbing, says sheriff GUEMES ISLAND, Washington––The victims were fur farm foxes, not domestic dogs, who may have died from anal electrocution, gassing with car exhaust, or lethal injections of anything deadly. Since their point of origin is undisclosed, there is no telling whether any law there […]
Animals look to be the big losers in British deal with European Union
Labour government looks to sacrifice fur-bearers & ducks and geese raised for foie gras to regain favored access to European Union markets LONDON, U.K.; NEW YORK, N.Y.––Ten years after Brexit, the 2016 exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, at least some of the worst predicted for animal welfare seems to be happening. […]
Kangaroos, mink, & crocs have skin in the game; politicians do not
Republicans try to undo legislation against kangaroo leather and the mink trade; IUCN favors crocodile & snake farming DETROIT, SACRAMENTO, WASHINGTON D.C., MELBOURNE, Australia––2026 began most auspiciously for those of us who believe fur and hides belong on the animals who grew them, not to human scavengers, but that was before politicians got involved on […]
What did Congress do for animals lately? One new law, another sent to Trump
Military wound training on live animals restricted, “milk mandate” in public schools maybe abolished, & maybe more to come WASHINGTON D.C.––The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, endorsed into law on December 18, 2025 by U.S. president Donald Trump, did not quite end a war on animals underway for almost a decade before the Congressional […]
Ingrid Newkirk to Tracy Reiman: Is PETA changing the guard, or just the titles?
Founder Newkirk becomes PETA “principal,” succeeded by 35-year staffer Reiman NORFOLK, Virginia––People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA] founder Ingrid Newkirk, 76, on August 1, 2025 announced her retirement as president, after 45 years, naming as her successor longtime PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman, 57. Reiman, a PETA employee since 1991, will now […]
Swiss fur import ban resembles Swiss cheese, full of holes, but is a start
Swiss exemption for pelts from body-gripping traps smells like Limburger GENEVA, Switzerland––Switzerland, effective July 1, 2025, will become the first country in Europe and likely the world to ban the import and sale of fur taken from animals by means defined as “cruel production methods.” The new Swiss law, introduced by the Swiss Federal Council […]
SaveAFox Rescue Corporation founder Mikayla Raines, 30, dies by suicide
Global YouTube star built rescue from zero to revenue of $1.3 million in just eight years, but hit burnout Mikayla Raines, 30, founder of SaveAFox Rescue Corporation, near Faribault in Rice County, Minnesota, and an international YouTube star with videos of her rescued foxes and other wildlife, on June 21, 2025 committed suicide. Ethan Frankamp, […]
2024 U.S. national election: racism, sexism, & speciesism all won big
Even if Donald Trump had not defeated Kamala Harris, the results for animals are dismal WASHINGTON D.C.––Factory farmers, cockfighters, hunters, trappers, furriers, and pit bull owners were among the big winners on national election night, November 5, 2024. Pigs, poultry, pumas, and bobcats were among the big losers. Animal advocates post-election have almost nothing […]
Factory farming, lamb slaughter, fur sales, & pit bulls on 2024 ballots
Animal issues are more in focus down-ballot in California & Colorado than in the U.S. national election, despite the anti-animal history of the previous Trump administration and the longtime pro-animal history of Kamala Harris SONOMA COUNTY, California; DENVER & AURORA, Colorado––Down-ballot measures coming before local voters in California and Colorado on November 5, 2024 […]
New virology study shows just how sick the fur trade is
36 viruses unknown to science found in 461 samples of mostly fur-farmed animals SINGAPORE, SYDNEY, HONG KONG––Two years after fur farmers worldwide were compelled by law to kill more than 21 million mink to help stop the spread and possible mutation of COVID-19 into more dangerous forms, including 15 million mink in Norway alone, […]