The world’s largest food service company encourages reducing meat consumption.

Discount retail website Overstock.com drops all exotic animal skin products from its store.

A third ship—dubbed the Bob Barker—joins the Sea Shepherd crew in the Southern Ocean.

Tim Gunn and Ellen DeGeneres have been named PETA’s Man and Woman of 2009.

Famed New York City bakery Babycakes NYC opens a new location in Los Angeles.

MTV’s genre-defining reality television show welcomes a vegan cast member.

Federal buildings across DC are making changes to go greener for 2010.

Vegan restaurants across the country get into the celebratory spirit to bid 2009 farewell.

New research finds humans have enjoyed eating oatmeal for more than 100,000 years.

Gracias Madre opens in San Francisco, serving cruelty-free Mexican cuisine.

A new study lists the top five states with the worst records of animal neglect laws in 2009.

Captain Paul Watson reports that a Japanese security boat is stalking his crew.