The Indian government has decided to take action to protect the nation's population of Asian elephants. Now considered a "national heritage animal," elephants will enjoy the same level of protection currently afforded India's tigers.

One of the biggest threats to elephants comes from constant human encroachment into their territory.  According to a government task force commissioned to examine the issue, "Elephant habitats are under tremendous pressure. Rapid economic expansion and...

Padres discriminating against breeds of dogs at Petco Park? What would St. Francis say? Every year, the San Diego Padres welcome dogs to Petco Park for the Dog Days of Summer ... but only some dogs; a dozen breeds aren't invited to the event.

In the spirit of St. Francis, many baseball-loving dog owners are rightly outraged, according to a report on San Diego 6. Kristin Porter stated, "any kind of breed...

Once again, the need for sound science outweighs political pressure. Decades after receiving endangered status through the Endangered Species Act, Northern spotted owl recovery efforts still search for a balance between logging and species survival. A new ruling by Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan determined that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s plan for Northern spotted owl recovery needs to be revised.

Judge Sullivan ruled that the 2008 plan from FWS under the Bush...

Due to past trouble hailing a cab, Stan Berman and his service dog went to the Mayflower Hotel's taxi stand instead of standing at the curb. He approached the first cab and opened the door to get in. The driver saw the dog, claimed he had an allergy and drove away with Stan's hand still on the door. Stan's experience isn't unique — several other people with service dogs share...

Deep-pocketed donors writing big checks to nonprofit organizations is fairly common these days, but every once in awhile, you hear about one that seems pretty uncommon. That's the case with Holland M. Ware.

Ware, a businessman, recently wrote a $1.4 million check to PETA, via his charitable foundation (the aptly-named Holland M. Ware Charitable Foundation). What makes this story really interesting is that Ware's business is timber, not exactly the most animal-friendly...

Is downtown the hip new in-spot for bees? Indeed, it turns out that French bees are finding a chic new home on the rooftops of Paris — while across the Atlantic in Canada, scientists have tagged a hitherto-unidentified species of bee buzzing about in downtown Toronto. What could be behind this unexpected habitat shift?

As dismaying as it sounds, the truth may be that bees are thriving more in cities because pesticides and...

Food competition television shows are my favorite guilty pleasure. I can't really explain why, since I can eat almost nothing served on them; the shows feature one meat dish after the next. But yesterday at the gym, I became especially aggravated when I watched one contestant serve foie gras, which is one of the cruelest dishes out there. Foie gras is made by force feeding ducks and geese to produce a...

Mike Roselle and Rod Coronado have known each other for awhile, but it was their Facebook friendship that landed Coronado back in jail.

In his younger days, Coronado wreaked a lot of havoc on behalf of animals. As a teenager, he was associated with Sea Shepherd and, in 1986, he caused about $2 million in damage when he and a partner destroyed the Hvalfjordur whaling station and sank two whaling vessels...

Officially, there are about four dead cows inside every new Mercedes CLS.

When Mercedes-Benz proudly unveiled their 2012 CLS-class at the Paris Motor Show last month, among the luxury features celebrated in their press release was the fact that "around four animal skins are processed for each CLS."

Is the caveman from the GEICO commercials their new marketing director? When is the last time you saw a company brag about...

Lea Michele throws as much passion behind being a voice for animals as her Glee character, Rachel Berry, puts into her solos. Last year, she was part of PETA's "Buck Cruelty" campaign against horse-drawn carriages. She teamed up with the organization again this year to record an anti-fur PSA. On September 25, Michele will be honored alongside other celebrity activists, like the legendary Bob Barker, at...