News by subject: ANW

Conservation non-profit organization African Parks announced on Tuesday, September 14, a $100M commitment from the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation (RMWF), providing one of the largest contributions ever made to the conservation of protected areas in...

Animal Agriculture and Climate Change, a Cape Town, South Africa-based nonprofit, has launched a global campaign and petition targeting influential environmental activists to publicly acknowledge that animal agriculture is the primary cause of...

Mercy For Animals released the inaugural Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, the first report ranking Canada's major food companies on their animal welfare practices. The report scores 40 well-known retailers, restaurants, and other companies on their...

Leading animal welfare and conservation nonprofit, Born Free USA, has today launched its "Big Five and Little Five" initiative. The awareness-raising campaign seeks to encourage members of the public to look close to home when considering...

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today released new data from a nationally representative survey confirming that more than one in five pet owners have evacuated their homes due to a disaster or emergency and...

Freshpet kicked off its annual Fresh Start initiative today, opening the door to funding for no-kill animal shelters and rescues in the U.S. The brand is calling on shelter advocates for nominations and the chance to capture one of the $100,000+ in...

Pet Supplies Plus, the nation's leading pet retail franchise, continues to make good on its promise of convenience to pet owners everywhere. The neighborhood-favorite brand has officially expanded its offerings to include prescription pet medications...

Today marks the start of PetSmart Charities® of Canada's first seven-day National Adoption Week and the first national adoption event of 2021. From September 13 ? 19, PetSmart Charities® of Canada hopes to find loving homes for an estimated 1,800...

This article about wild elephant conservation in Thailand was first published on the Thailand NOW. The author, H.E. General Chalermchai Sitthisad, was appointed Privy Councillor in October 2018 and currently oversees various projects under royal...

Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA, welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week. Five-year-old vervet monkey, Maliki, was surrendered after he bit his former owner. He is the third pet monkey the nonprofit has...

The global animal nutrition organic acids market size is expected to reach USD 187.1 million by 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2021 to 2028. Growing demand for...

Ocean Project, which operates out of Phoenix, AZ is the exclusive retailer of the "Save A Turtle" necklace. All Ocean Project's jewelry focuses on protecting animals and their sea, river, ocean and lake homes. Conservationists, like the founders of...

What's more important than your pet? Check out Dr. Ernest Rogers, a Veterinary Medicine Specialist in a free OBHEALTHY Q&A Physician Health Network zoom webinar on "Your Pet and COVID-19." Set for Saturday, Sept 11, ET 1-3 pm, click here to sign up...

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In September 2021, the Paw for Good team of Chung Yuan University Industry Accelerator and Incubator Center (IAIC) launched the Paw For Good Interactive Education Program in cooperation with crowdfunding...

Today, the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) and PetSmart PetsHotel® are announcing a new partnership to help keep pets and their owners together in the face of the housing crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Nancy Mello, an animal communicator, and Medium have been spending the COVID-19 pandemic helping animal rescues worldwide. Adoptions have skyrocketed during the eighteen-month-long pandemic. Animal rescues- already taxed with a deluge of incoming...

Heska Corporation , a leading global provider of advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, announced today that the Company has acquired majority ownership of Biotech Laboratories U.S.A. LLC ("Biotech"), an leading developer of rapid...

Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company, with close to 50,000 locations globally across its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, has released a global policy to transition to 100% cage-free eggs and egg products...

InClover ("InClover Research") leading, natural pet supplement company is raising the bar for sustainable pet supplements, and their mission to B Corporation Certification is just around the corner. InClover offices share a backyard with the widely...

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. today launched a free virtual training seminar intended to help pet parents support pets facing new routines after a year and a half spent mostly at home. Available at petco.com/mentalhealth for free beginning...

Pelican Products, Inc. the global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance protective cases and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts, recently joined representatives of International Bird Rescue (IBR) to release a...

After over a year of quarantining and bonding with their owner during the pandemic, many pets are now experiencing separation anxiety as Canadians spend less time at home. New pets adopted during the pandemic may be more susceptible to separation...

Florida Animal Friend, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending pet overpopulation, announced the 2021 recipients of their annual grant awards. This funding provides the opportunity for municipal and non-profit organizations to implement and/or...

Dog owners have options for protecting their pet from the health threats associated with breathing wildfire smoke. K9 Mask® by Good Air Team has developed a new air filtration solution for use in their air filter mask for dogs....

Petco Love, in partnership with BOBS from Skechers, invites pet adopters to share how their pets have changed their lives in the annual Petco Love Stories grant campaign. This holiday season, Petco Love will celebrate the best Love Stories by...

WVC Annual Conference booth #1759 -- Antech Diagnostics, in partnership with Royal Canin, has added a nutritional option for cats to its renal portfolio, which offers veterinary medicine's most comprehensive solution for prediction, early diagnosis,...

At the request of the Louisiana State Animal Rescue Team (LSART), the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) disaster response team is on the ground conducting water and land rescues throughout south Louisiana for...

Jefo, a world leader in animal health and nutrition that offers alternatives to antibiotics to chickens, pigs, cows, cattle and aquaculture, held today a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new production plant. By investing 42.5...

Enforcing Canadian environmental and wildlife laws is one important way that Environment and Climate Change Canada is taking action to protect wildlife and nature. On September 2, 2021, Wilson Arthur Brown, Wilson Pleman Frank Brown, and Carl Arthur...

PetFriendly, an Omaha-based subscription pet wellness company, is donating 20,000 doses of their flea and tick medication to rescue organizations helping pets and families impacted by Hurricane Ida....

Wise Food Storage is proud to support K9s For Warriors mission and bring awareness to this nonprofit organization that provides trained Service Dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and/or military sexual trauma. With...

EarthWise Pet Nutrition Center & Wellness Spa is an all-natural and holistic pet supply store that helps pet parents provide their pets the best possible:...

Animal welfare is officially a topic on the campaign trail. Three of the main political parties (Liberals, NDP and Conservatives) have put animal welfare issues in their platforms which is a huge win for animals and the humans who care about them....

Otters make themselves at home all over the Northern Coast of California, one of the best places to view the loveable water weasels. While they may be found in rivers, marshes, lagoons and bays, here are 109 places that HumboldtKids.com guarantees...

Today, Pet Food Express announced its Virtual Pet Fair, California's largest, pet adoption event and the pet industry's first-ever virtual fair of its size. Running from September 1 - 30 at www.petfoodexpress.com/petfair, the Pet Food Express Virtual...

This month, Helen Woodward Animal Center will once again unite with animal welfare proponents and organizations worldwide for the 9th Annual Remember Me Thursday® (RMT). Honored on the fourth Thursday of September, the campaign asks pet lovers and...

PetSafe® brand, a global leader in pet product solutions, has announced the names of 10 new communities receiving a 2021 Bark for Your Parktm grant award. Celebrating 10 years of the program, PetSafe® will award prizes totaling $150,000 to build or...

Recently, the migration of Asian elephants in Pu'er and Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, received great attention from the society. In response to the damage caused by the "broken-nose family" during the migration, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co.,...

Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, condemned the decision of the Bureau of Land Management to go forward today with a plan to use a helicopter to roundup and permanently remove 733 of the estimated...

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is committed to protecting Canadian and foreign species of wild animals and plants that may be at risk of overexploitation due to unsustainable or illegal trade. On August 31, 2021, S L Dried Seafood Co....

As part of its commitment to keeping pets in safe and loving homes, the animal welfare non-profit organization Michelson Found Animals (MFA) Foundation announces the launch of the 2021 Saving Pets Challenge (SPC)....

Hill's Pet Nutrition, a global leader in premium pet nutrition, announced partnerships today with actress and entrepreneur JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and 15 Minor League Baseball teams to launch #HillsForLife.  This initiative celebrates Hill's Pet...

In honor of Service Dog Awareness Month this September and its fourth annual Service Dog Salute campaign, Dog Chow is releasing a new documentary short film titled "Even Heroes Need Heroes" to highlight the life-changing benefits service dogs can...

Customers now have the green light to buy and wear natural fur with total confidence with the launch of a comprehensive global certification and traceability system that guarantees animal welfare and environmental standards, Furmark®. In the biggest...

Customers now have the green light to buy and wear natural fur with total confidence with the launch of a comprehensive global certification and traceability system that guarantees animal welfare and environmental standards, Furmark®. In the biggest...

A pandemic-driven acquisition spree raised ownership of pets other than dogs and cats to the highest level in a decade for three of the four main "other pet" types, with pet birds being the exception.  In the wake of COVID-19, according to a new...

ISOThrive Inc., a microbiome therapeutics company announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Composition of Matter and Production Method patent for its first Farmaceuticaltm Maltosyl-Isomaltooligosaccharides (MIMOtm), a...

Dr. Sylvia Earle, legendary oceanographer, Nat Geo explorer and host-narrator of the new ocean conservation giant screen documentary Ocean Odyssey, announced Fish Rock, Australia as the newest addition to a global network of Hope Spots, marine areas...

Since the beginning, dogs have been our best friends, improving and even saving our lives. Now we humans have one week to pay back a tiny portion of that considerable debt by helping to choose the top winner for the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog...

Pre-veterinary students will have a powerful new tool to streamline the process of applying to schools of veterinary medicine, thanks to a new hours-tracking integration announced today by Liaison International....