The controversial vote on banning fur is attracting more attention, and the vote has been postponed while the pro fur lobby makes false claims. Follow the arguments here.

WSPA prepares for a special make-or-break meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

A killer whale has killed its trainer revealing the serious welfare risk to both people and animals for the sake of entertainment. WSPA urges you not to visit marine mammals in captivity and instead...

WSPA and the ARCH team arrived in Haiti over the weekend, to aid animals affected by the devastating earthquake.

The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti, a join initiative led by WSPA and IFAW, has been working hard to protect Haiti’s vulnerable animals. Click through for a slideshow of their efforts so far.

With the exciting news that Bolivia and Nicaragua are supporting a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare, we hope to see enthusiasm for this initiative snowball in the region, marking real change...

He grew up and went to veterinary school in Oklahoma, USA. Through his work for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), he helped WSPA set up its first office and...

Mark Whitfield, a British paramedic and mechanic is taking a mobile clinic to Sierra Leone to save stray dogs from a life of cruelty and neglect.

Our disaster management team were able to act swiftly, responding to the Haitian government’s request for our help within hours of our receiving an official invitation.

Simran Sethi learns how to compost the right way and explores her composting options.

In eggs from a healthy chicken, proteins found within the egg white control the growth of dangerous bacteria. If a chicken is infected with salmonella, the proteins can't protect you.

We produce wonderful, organically approved soil products for the independent garden centers.

The U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency want your help deciding between two new designs for car labels. The labels - for all types of vehicles, including electric powered vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and conventional gasoline-powered vehicles - will show energy consumption ratings, overall fuel economy, greenhouse gas emission ratings and more. Here's how you can weigh in.

Craig Henderson and his Avion high mileage sports car went from Canada to Mexico at 119.1 MPG. He plans to produce Avion kits.

Enjoy a glimpse of history with the Photo of the Week. Capture your own memories, and submit them to our CU photo-sharing site. One of yours might even be the next Photo of the Week!

You can eat peppers at any stage of growth, but there color determines how ripe they are and, therefore, how tasty they are.

How will we live with no gas at the pump and no power in the grid?

What is the strongest, easiest-to-store tomato cage you've used?

The DEBO Step features custom mounting brackets for each pick up model.

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was an ecological disaster of a caliber our country hadn't seen before and hasn't since, and, as author Timothy Egan points out in his book "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl," much of the devastation was the result of human actions.