The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s plans to use helicopters to drive horses from above and push them into corrals. A newborn foal can barely stand, yet she is forced to run for her life as a loud helicopter chases her from above. Sharp rocks slice into her soft hooves until blood forms with every step. Her mother stays close, desperate to protect her, but both are driven faster and faster with no chance to stop. Right now, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to driv

Surviving means little without legal protection. Right now, animals in West Virginia remain vulnerable to one of the most horrific forms of cruelty: sexual abuse. Every other state has passed laws to make this a crime. West Virginia has not, and that gap is already showing its impact. In one investigation, police found videos on a phone of a dog being pinned down and sexually abused by the people responsible for that animal. In another case, officers entered a broken-down s

Every tuft of mohair began with an animal who had no say. A child hugs a soft teddy bear from FAO Schwarz, unaware that the "luxury" mohair used in these toys is ripped from goats in a cycle of unimaginable violence. On mohair farms, goats are grabbed by their horns and legs and dragged across hard floors as they fight desperately to break free. Some are lifted by their tails, which can snap their spine. Their bodies are forced down so hard that they cannot move. Blades te

Nature offers what stores cannot. PetSmart has officially stopped selling turtles, tortoises, and several other live species across its stores in North America. For years, many of these animals were kept in crowded containers, arrived weak, or did not survive the journey. Inside store holding areas, space and care often fell short of what these animals needed to stay healthy.  Federal law in the United States had already banned the sale of very small turtles because of healt