Pets & Companion Animals
Can my dog be vegan? A groundbreaking study has found that dogs fed a nutritionally complete vegan diet maintain excellent health, raising important questions about traditional meat-based pet food Los Angeles, March 2nd, 2025 — For years, people have been told that dogs need meat to thrive.
Stop Turkey’s Dog Massacre. That’s the plea dozens of animal welfare organizations are making to the Turkish Parliament in a desperate campaign to stop a Turkish government plan to SLAUGHTER FOUR MILLION stray dogs. Los Angeles, California, July 19th, 2024 – The urgency in the voices of animal welfare advocates resonates deeply as Türkiye stands on the precipice of enacting measures that would lead to the death of millions of stray dogs and cats.
Understanding your dog’s language is the key to transforming your relationship with your animal companion using understanding and empathy. Los Angeles, California, July 18th, 2024 – Maryam Kamali is a renowned dog trainer who founded Pawsitive Manners and was called in to consult on a very tricky case.
The animal rights organization Lady Freethinker has released new footage of Sumatra’s dog meat trade in Indonesia, sparking a global backlash Los Angeles, July 14th, 2023 — Nina Jackel, the vegan activist also known as Lady Freethinker who runs an animal rights media organization under the same name, is famous for coalescing a global response to injustice.
A new study concludes dogs can maintain positive clinical, nutritional, and hematological health outcomes when fed a 100% plant-based diet that is nutritionally complete Los Angeles, July 2, 2023 — A new study published in BioRxiv has concluded that domestic dogs maintain positive clinical, nutritional, and hematological health outcomes when fed a commercial plant-based diet for a year.
New York, N.Y. January 3rd, 2022 3pm New York has become the 6th state in the nation to adopt a new law making it so that pet stores can no longer sell dogs, cats, or rabbits. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation in December of 2022 with a goal to end the pipeline between puppy mills and pet stores in the hopes of stopping abusive breeding practices. The New York law takes effect in 2024.
The Veterans Affairs’ lab in Louisville, Kentucky has ended its controversial cat experiments after pressure from animal protection organizations. Los Angeles, December 14, 2022 1:15 pm — The anti-vivisection animal protection organization White Coat Waste Project (WCW) has announced that the controversial cat lab at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Louisville, Kentucky will stop animal experimentation.
Cast members of Pig Little Lies, the first reality show starring a family of pigs, speak about the problem of abandoned potbellied pigs. You heard it right. A reality show starring a family of pigs. We are not talking about humans with undesirable traits here.
Utah’s controversial Animal Enterprise Bill 476, which would have destroyed many animal protections, is dead after protests. Animal welfare advocates are proclaiming victory after the stunning defeat of a bill that was being fast-tracked through Utah’s state legislature. Critics said the bill would have severely jeopardized any advances in animal protection that have been achieved in the state.
Cultured Meat for Pet Food Could Save Billions of Animals’ Lives A hi-tech pet food company is about to launch a lab-based mice treat for cats! The mice are alive and well, by the way. Read on to learn how and why.