Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that ...

What if an animal could entertain and educate millions of people annually, enhance productivity (thereby increasing the number of fish in the sea), mitigate climate change, feed billions of marine ...

Today the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) took the most drastic action since its creation in 1970 by rescinding 50 ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

The rearing of farmed animals today is dominated by industrialized facilities known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs (often referred to as “factory farms”) that maximize profits by ...

This database, created in 2000, is updated every four months with newly published scientific articles, books, and other publications related to improving or safeguarding the welfare of animals used in ...

Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by ...

In a phenomenon known as “polyvictimization,” children may be traumatized by a variety of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs ...

A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory ...

Fish tanks are ubiquitous—found in doctor’s offices, Chinese restaurants, corporate headquarters, and in millions of homes throughout the world. Some studies report that they reduce anxiety, stress, ...

What are safe havens for pets? Safe havens for pets are sheltering services available to help individuals experiencing domestic violence place their companion animals out of harm's way so that they ...