BREAKING: Earlier today, in a blow to imperiled species, the Trump administration issued a new rule that changes how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is implemented, undermining the original intent of the law.

It’s a gutting of how the Endangered Species Act works. While you still can’t kill an endangered species, because it would cause it “harm,” Now you can destroy its habitat, food, water, shelter, breeding grounds. This is no longer a “harm.” It’s a way to make it easier for industries to extract.

“A study has found that integrated biorefineries producing plant-based protein and sugars from leafy biomass such as red clover and alfalfa could meet global protein requirements in less than two years” 🌿🖤🌿 Vegan Power, ya’ll plantbasednews.org/news/alterna...

Great @nytimes.com article by Madaleine Rubin about the latest round of charges against alleged Ridglan Farms dog rescuers www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

What could be worse than genocide? Imagine deliberately exterminating every member of a group. But, while you’re working through the slaughtering, forcibly breeding even more members of the group so you can kill them too. A never-ending, always escalating genocide.

AMAZING news after YEARS of advocacy to get this shut down! www.syracuse.com/statefair/20...

This is not AI.  This is real footage of individual hutches set up to contain the babies born, so that you could drink their milk 🥛 Milk is from mothers, for their babies 🍼

The Platner disaster was foreseen but, as Prof Neil Buchanan discusses on the blog, progressives who wished to court working class voters were themselves so condescending to those voters as to assume that Platner's sexism, Nazi tattoo, homophobia & dishonesty were part of what made him authentic.

A UW-Madison disciplinary process has found our client, student group Animal Advocacy, "not responsible" for soliciting violations of law for posting a flyer promoting “Save the Beagles” events at Ridglan Farms. Thanks to @thefireorg.bsky.social for speaking up! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

They want ranchers on every inch of Western public lands and to cut the public out of the decision-making process on these taxpayer-funded lands. It's a trajectory that continues the need to dominate, extract, and destroy nature and all our shared resources www.propublica.org/article/publ...

Lawyers for Animals are prosecuting a commercial pig farm and their Farm Manager for 30 alleged animal welfare offences. The charges follow an undercover investigation into the farm in 2024 and a subsequent expert veterinary review. lawyersforanimals.substack.com/p/cranswick-...

Dozens of people were charged with felonies after trying to steal thousands of beagles from a Wisconsin research facility — a major development in a case that has drawn increased attention to animal testing practices.

"Most of the farmland in this country is owned by the landed gentry — and they apparently run the government as well." — @marisul.bsky.social New episode of Rising Anxieties is out now. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep958

Remember how Trump and his team campaigned on the promise of "free speech", and claimed - generally without a shred of evidence - that progressives were shutting it down? Well, here's the reality. Speak out against these paramilitary murderers, and you could find yourself in very big trouble.

In the Majority Leader’s own words: "We need to accept that there's no viable future for the horse carriages in New York City." 💯

In 1961, 2 chickens were killed per person globally/yr Now, 9 are killed per person/yr. More than 4x Yeah it's more efficient than beef but still wastes ~90% of feed calories, drives dead zones, pandemic risks & ethical issues It's wild to see some say it's a GHG win & don't mention huge tradeoff

New episode! 🐔 We sat down with artists and activists Sol Anzorena & Tom Grotewold, who left everything to live off-grid — and ended up fighting a proposed copper mine threatening Michigan's Porcupine Mountains. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep957

One of the darkest, but most important things to learn about human psychology, sociology, disinformation and power, is how decent people can end up supporting terrible things being done to other sentient beings, both human and not. Not just in history, but today.

GOOD NEWS! The FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (S. 355) passed in the Senate. The House version (H.R. 2821) passed in committee & is scheduled for full floor consideration. It would require the FDA to consider alternatives to animal testing for approval of a drug or product.

Best wingman ever…

Today, Ridglan Farms must relinquish its license to breed and sell dogs for experimentation. This victory is due to the combined efforts of so many. Here’s how it happened... A thread 1/

The Trump Administration has zero interest in greenhouse gas reductions, except when it can steer extra subsidies to farmers who grow "regenerative" biofuels with ludicrous claims that they reduce greenhouse gases. www.agriculture.com/industry-rea...

"The industry doesn't think anybody can ever come get them. But the fight is on." — @marisul.bsky.social New Rising Anxieties out now. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep955

The famous "Wedges" paper was used repeatedly to shut us up when we argued against the continued use of fossil fuels, and, esp, against carbon capture and storage and the mass use of bioenergy. "But these eminent scientists say ..." Now we learn BP co-authored it. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

A study finds that U.S. congressional staff overwhelmingly use science to back policy positions already decided rather than to inform new ones, with implications for how animal advocates engage decision-makers with evidence. https://faunalytics.org/congress-treats-science-as-a-rhetorical-tool/

THIS massive breeding mill in Petco & PetSmart's supply chain is where many parakeets come from before they end up in stores 💔   10,000 birds are crammed in cages, confined among waste & the rotting remains of their cage mates. NEVER buy a bird, or any animal, from a pet store.

"Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”" @fda.gov 🤷🏼‍♀️ www.propublica.org/article/mark...

BREAKING NEWS: Dane County District Attorney Will Charge 51 Additional Ridglan Farms Rescuers. Full press release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

An appeals court overturned two convictions — but avoided answering the main question: does animal suffering count as a legal emergency? New Animal Law Podcast breaks down why this case is bigger than one verdict. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/alp133

This Week in Animal Research News: 🙈 Charles River Labs’ expansion into the monkey supply chain 🔎 Repeated cage flooding that killed mice at Notre Dame ❤️ New updates about beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms 📰 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-26-2026 #animalrights #stopanimaltesting

100s of 1000s of exploited birds die from heatstroke This happens every time there’s a heatwave An inevitable outcome of the industrial farming system It barely makes a dent in the news People turn a blind eye. Governments, industry, consumers. All to blame. www.reuters.com/business/env...

What a privilege it was to hear first hand what is going on with the right to rescue in the courts. Loved this interview!

🥚 Demand for animal-free egg protein is surging as more food producers are seeking alternatives to a highly volatile egg supply chain. To meet this demand, The Every Company is partnering with Huvepharma to quadruple production capacity of their precision-fermented egg protein.

BREAKING: #AlligatorAlcatraz is officially closed 🎉🎉🎉 We've reached a huge milestone in our fight against the mass detention center in the heart of the #Everglades: ICE announced it has removed all detainees from the cruelly named “Alligator Alcatraz,” and DeSantis confirmed it is closed.

🚨 Farm Bill update: The base text of the Senate Farm Bill does not include the “Save Our Bacon Act” language that would preempt state laws like CA's Prop 12. This language could still be added back, and we need senators to hear from you now! Call 202-224-3121 youtube.com/shorts/oGvXy...

#Europe heatwave 😔 "Heatwave kills hundreds of thousands of poultry in France. Carcass 🐮🐔 services overwhelmed, on-farm burial considered.💀 Milk output falls as cattle suffer heat stress."🐮 It's inevitable, animal ag. will end as we know it. www.reuters.com/business/env...

New episode of Rising Anxieties is live. "The animal abuse industry just doesn't want people talking about what happens. They don't want people thinking about it."— @marisul.bsky.social Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep953 #AnimalRights

Boy, 12, wins hearts after trying to check sick chicken into Ethiopian hospital ""I could see the kindness in his face. He hugged the chicken tightly, worried about her condition, even as others tried to make fun of him” Our children teach us what life is all about… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Villagers in Wragby, Lincolnshire, UK, have raised fears that a proposed huge intensive chicken factory farm could threaten their health, their land, and the local wildlife. 🐔 https://veganfta.com/articles/2026/06/18/health-fears-raised-over-huge-chicken-factory-farm-in-rural-lincolnshire-uk/

🚨 Out now: “Animals in EU Economic Law” edited by Prof. Aude-Solveig Epstein and @alicediconcetto.bsky.social. 📕 The book explores ways in which economic law could better protect animals & prioritize their welfare. 🔗 Order here (20% off with code PALAUT) → tinyurl.com/4vxp2yry #EULaw #AnimalLaw

Our new episode is out! We sat down with Richie Richardson, AI Impact Director at Vegan Hacktivists, to talk AI, financial activism, & what the animal movement can actually do to disrupt factory farming funding. Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep952

You simply cannot parody these people.

A Humboldt County court ruled that underfeeding farmed animals and denying veterinary care can constitute illegal cruelty under California law. 🐄 https://veganfta.com/articles/2026/06/14/cruelty-ruling-in-california-farm-case-could-strengthen-legal-protections-for-farmed-animals/

An 18-year-old tourist from India died in a fall from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park after the horse bolted.

Just one week after Deniz the horse DIED in Central Park, now this?! At least two carriages were involved. A horse, passengers & a pedestrian were injured 💔 Pass Ryder’s Law & BAN horse-drawn carriages in NYC  🎥 NYClass

Learn about five key areas of focus that can guide the restoration of Point Reyes as a model for ecological recovery, climate resilience, and inclusive stewardship in the latest for @therevelator.org. ⬇️

WORKERS’ RIGHTS WIN: A judge denied JBS’ outrageous attempt to dismiss our case against JBS for exploiting Haitian slaughterhouse workers. FarmSTAND, @towardsjustice.bsky.social, and Nichols Kaster will push forward to obtain justice for these workers.

When reporting on animals, there are always new horrors to discover. Today's is mouse and rat factory farming, which is done to feed pet snakes and zoo snakes. And it's probably way, way bigger (and worse) than you'd think.

Commerford Zoo’s last elephant, Minnie, remains alone in a small, concrete enclosure in Connecticut. She endured decades being used for circus performances, photo ops, & rides. Urge them to release her to sanctuary! 📩[email protected] 📞860-491-3421