California wolves eat seven times more cattle than wolves in other states DAVIS, California––Are recently self-reintroduced wolves in California targeting cattle due to a scarcity of their natural wild prey, or just as easy prey? Wolves on their way into California, raising their first surviving litter in 2016, followed mule deer and elk herds through […]
Both disappointments & hope for animals on June 2026 court docket
Kevin Antle walks in Virginia, murder rap reversed in Elijah McClain case, & animal groups seek justice for barred owls & bison RICHMOND, Virginia; DENVER, Colorado; PORTLAND, Oregon; MISSOULA, Montana––“I broke no law. Not one,” asserted animal exhibitor Kevin Antle on June 6, 2026, claiming “Total vindication” after the Virginia Supreme Court dismissed all state […]
Haj 2026 ends with livestock slaughter down, killing dogs judicially decried
Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz stopped livestock shipments to seven nations. Islamabad High Court rules that indiscriminately killing street dogs contradicts Islamic law. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan––The 2026 Haj season, meaning the pilgrimage-to-Mecca season observed by the Islamic faithful, ended on May 30-31 with both good and bad news for animals. The bad news, as ever, […]
Amid five California sanctuary fiascos, Suwanna Ranch hosts survivors
DELTA Rescue, Rock N Paws, Duck Sanctuary, Miranda’s Rescue, & Villa Chardonnay/ Horses With Wings disasters come like toppling dominoes FORTUNA, JULIAN, & ELK CREEK, California––Amid the early 2026 meltdowns of five of the biggest and most publicized California animal sanctuaries, one of the oldest, biggest, least publicized and quietly stable California animal sanctuaries, the […]
Live sheep exports––2 years to go! with updates from the Middle East
Guest column by Katrina Love Katrina Love, of Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, describes herself as “an animal activist, politician, vegan advocate, pluviophile, photographer, writer, Earthling and animal,” and multi-time political candidate for the Animal Justice Party. Formerly campaign manager for Stop Live Exports, in Fremantle, Australia, Katrina Love continues to closely monitor live animal transports, not […]
Dogs Trust, after initially insuring XL Bullies, breaks trust with insurees
There is a reason why Lloyds of London insurers want 18 times more to cover a Staffordshire pit bull & 36 times more to cover an XL Bully LONDON, U.K.–– Dogs Trust, with the Royal SPCA one of the most aggressively pit bull-pushing British charities, appears to have learned the hard way why insurance brokers […]
War is hell for cats in Lebanon, but brings reprieve for cattle & sheep at Eid
Threat of rockets deters livestock shippers but not Beirut cat rescuers STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BEIRUT––Crisis situations involving animals and war were just behind the headlines in New York City’s two most prestigious newspapers on the morning of Friday the 13th of March 2026, without animals ever being mentioned. Bombing in Lebanon brought disaster to both […]
Brigitte Bardot, 91, movie star for 20 years, animal advocate for 52 years
Brigitte Bardot: provocative on film, but even more provocative for animals, for more than twice as long PARIS, France––Brigitte Bardot, 91, a fashion model for four years, a film actress for 20 years, and a full-time animal advocate for the last 52 years of her life, died on December 28, 2025 of undisclosed causes at […]
South Africa livestock transport put back under NSPCA inspection authority
South African High Court rules against the live transport industry, in favor of the National Council of SPCAs MAKHANDA, South Africa––The South African National Council of SPCAs on November 18, 2025 rejoiced over a verdict from Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda restoring the ability of the NSPCA to investigate cruelty to […]
Christine Townend, 81, founded the animal rights movement in Australia
Animal Liberation was only the second explicitly “animal rights” organization in the world Christine Townend, 81, remembered by Animal Justice Party member of the New South Wales legislative council Emma Hurst, 44, as “essentially the founder of the entire animal rights movement in Australia,” died from Parkinson’s disease in Leura, New South Wales, on August […]