Today, an increasing number of states are implementing regulations reduce the risks of indiscriminate body-gripping traps, we hope this trend continues.
More than a decade ago we expressed concern about the zoo's acquisition of two dolphins from South Africa. We asked the zoo to instead consider phasing out the captive dolphin display. We are thrilled to see that the zoo may finally be heeding our advice.
By showing a cockatoo perched on a celebrity's shoulder, NBC is giving viewers the mistaken impression that these animals make good pets -- or that they should be pets at all.
No one should be allowed ever to "own" a wild animal. Wildlife belong in the wild and no one should ever put the animals or the public at risk by trying to confine them in a zoo, circus, backyard or home.
Let us take one day out of the year -- January 5 -- to consider the birds in our backyards and their cousins flying free from Anguilla (whose national bird, by the way, is the Turtle Dove) to Zimbabwe (whose national bird is the African Fish Eagle).
Only 21 of the United States fully ban the private ownership of big cats, a peculiar fact when you consider that even domestic pet owners who knowingly possess dangerous animals subject themselves to legal liability.
Born Free USA announced this month the winners of its third annual “fffashion” competition. The fur-free fashion show highlighted the works of eme...
Non-human primates are celebrated as our closest living relatives, but they are still wild animals. Whether acting out of instinct or intent, "pet" primates are capable of wreaking havoc on humans who pay the tragic price when things, inevitably, go wrong.
There may come a day when some of our most iconic species, including tigers, grizzly bears, and humpback whales, will be gone. Our children and grandchildren will learn about them in the past tense, just as we have heard about dodos, mammoths and dinosaurs.
Kudos to Jane Velez-Mitchell at CNN Headline News for giving prominent national air time to Born Free USA's recent trapping investigation, Victims of ...
Bob Parsons: business guru or Neanderthal? It's a question that's divided the country for the past few days ever since Bob's personal 'poverty-reduction mission' to Zimbabwe (which involved shooting an elephant) hit the headlines.
What is it about wild animals that make some people feel that it's OK to inflict pain, suffering and death upon them?
Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.
