Animal Rights

An increase in bear sightings has led Connecticut legislators to consider allowing hunters to kill the animals.

Pet stores in New York, starting in 2024, will no longer be able to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits under a bill signed into law Thursday by Governor Kathy Hochul.

Nearly 300 animals were rescued Tuesday from poor conditions in a Miller Place home on Long Island.

The Biological, Environmental and Animal Safety Team, or BEAST, will be led by Assistant District Attorney Jed Painter.

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut will delay its acquisition of five beluga whales as it awaits the outcome of a federal lawsuit filed by an animal rights…