Effective July 1, 2026, Indiana’s House Enrolled Act 1165 grants full civil and criminal immunity to members of the public who rescue endangered animals from locked vehicles, modernizes animal cruelty...

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And how we can steal it back.

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Julie the elephant starts a new life.

Plans for the world's first commercial octopus farm have been abandoned after years of sustained pressure from NGOs, scientists and the public.

Seven chimpanzees are confined in a Michigan roadside zoo. One state Supreme Court Justice says the law should reconsider whether they have a right to freedom.

While some believe that being a judge is an easy gig that requires only a dartboard, it is a challenging position that takes courage, especially when a judge must render an unpopular decision. There a...

The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...

In 2017, New Zealand's Parliament did something remarkable: it passed a law making a river a legal person.

An Argentine court just ruled that two fish in a sushi restaurant window are "sentient beings" with legal rights. Here's what that actually means, and why it matters far beyond the fish tank

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Does obstructing access to, and exit from, a private site by blocking a private road leading up to it involve an interference with “rights that may be exercised or enjoyed by the public at large” for ...

Andy Burnham is reportedly preparing to remove controversial plans to curb jury trials from David Lammy’s courts bill.

Cambridgeshire spent days over 30°C last week, and right now, it is experiencing similar temperatures.

In March 2022, Idaho passed a law that banned the granting of legal personhood to “environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and

Cranswick Country Foods PLC subsidiary and Farm Manager charged with animal welfare offences at Lincolnshire’s North Moor pig farm

Extreme heat in France has killed hundreds ‌of thousands of poultry, overwhelming carcass collection services and prompting authorities to consider on-farm burial in the two biggest poultry-producing ...

OPINION: Activists who removed chickens from a farm believed they were protected by California’s “necessity defense,” which justifies breaking the law in order to prevent “significant...

Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farming

Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55.

Campaigners warn indoor dairy mega farms risk worsening pollution and animal welfare, as farmers squeezed by rising costs turn to intensive systems A huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of “battery cows” is emerging in the UK as farmers struggle with increasing costs and face selling milk at a loss. The number of intensive dairy farms that permanently confine some of their cattle indoors has more than doubled in the past 10 years, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) has found. Data suggests there are now at least 180 dairy farms where cows have no access to the outdoors – up from about 70 in 2015. Continue reading...