The European Union has approved its first common rules to improve the welfare, traceability, and protection of cats and dogs across member states.
The United States opened North America’s largest wildlife crossing in Colorado in 2025, reconnecting habitats and reducing animal-vehicle collisions by up to 90% on a major highway.
Australia’s ampurta, once on the brink of extinction, is making a rare and dramatic recovery, expanding its range across vast desert regions despite harsh conditions.
Antarctica is seeing a dramatic return of whale populations, with large groups reappearing in numbers not recorded since before industrial whaling.
Norway will fully phase out fast-growing chicken breeds by 2027, becoming the first country to eliminate birds linked to severe welfare problems in industrial poultry farming.
The scimitar-horned oryx has been restored to the wild in Chad after decades of extinction, offering new hope for ecosystems on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
Dolphin hunts have been suspended in part of the Faroe Islands after authorities filed the first-ever animal abuse charges linked to a pilot whale hunt, signalling a major shift in enforcement and animal welfare standards.
South Korea will end bear breeding and bile extraction from January 2026, formally closing a long-criticised industry and strengthening protections for captive wild animals.
The United States has ended the use of live animals in combat medical training, replacing the practice with advanced simulators to prepare medics while preventing animal suffering.
The European Union has agreed on its first unified rules to protect dogs and cats from abuse, unsafe breeding, and illegal trade, strengthening animal welfare across all member states.
