Both also request reports on the number of animals used in NIH-funded research. Hopefully, these animal protection provisions will remain intact when Congress eventually moves forward on these bills.

Protection under the Endangered Species Act and banning of DDT have contributed to its recovery in North America. Conservation initiatives and anti-poaching measures have led to a gradual increase in ...

The state came in No. 1 on the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s annual list ranking each state’s animal protection laws. Oregon earned the same title last year after coming in No. 2 in 2023 — so ...

Pennsylvania is adding preventative measures ... pets in court-mandated protection from abuse orders. Before now, judges didn’t have the authority to prevent animal abuse through an order.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its Vulnerable ... on-the-ground mitigation measures to protect 18 plants and nine animals from pesticides. To mitigate spray drift, ...

The new measures include wiping down shoe soles before entering certain rooms, restricting public access to the lobby, requiring full protective gear when working with specific animals ...