A recent study has revealed that dog guardians find their relationships with their canine companions just as satisfying — or even more so — than their relationships with other humans.  The research, published in Scientific Reports, consisted of 717 dog guardians who were asked to rate their relationship with their dogs, partners, children, best friends, […]

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In a win for animals exploited in traveling entertainment, Washington has passed a bill that bans big cats, bears, non-human primates, and elephants from being used in traveling animal acts, according to The Seattle Times. Lady Freethinker applauds lawmakers’ passage of this legislation and thanks the more than 36,000 readers who signed our petition in […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Delaware House Health and Human Development Committee Chair Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha UPDATE (5/19/2025): The bill was voted out of committee and will now proceed to the next step in the legislative process, according to LegiScan. Lady Freethinker thanks the 34,000+ individuals who signed our petition to help pass this legislation. — Lady Freethinker […]

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Sky the dog was one of 60 animals to receive a free spay surgery when Lady Freethinker (LFT) sponsored two veterinary clinics in southeastern L.A. in April. Focusing on low-income families and homeless individuals with animal companions, rescue organization Downtown Dog Rescue (DDR) works in the most underserved areas of Los Angeles. Lady Freethinker was […]

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In Clearwater, Florida, an Eastern Screech owlet was rescued from a busy parking lot after a detective discovered the baby in the line of life-threatening traffic, according to KENS5 News.  Detective Smith of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office was walking in the parking lot when he happened to spot the vulnerable owlet. Responding swiftly, the […]

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A Massachusetts dog missing for a month was reunited with her family after the West Springfield Fire Department discovered her when responding to a car fire, reported PEOPLE.  Firefighters received a call that a single car was engulfed in flames on the state’s Interstate 91. The driver was quickly pulled to safety, and the flames […]

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A stray dog wandering the streets found a happy home at The Philomena retirement community in Kyle, Texas, according to CBS Austin. When a cook who worked at the community found a small, severely matted dog, he reached out to Priscilla Duran, Executive Director of The Philomena — and a known animal lover. Duran got […]

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A snake was in a harrowing situation when the animal became tangled in landscape netting in Henrico County, Virginia. The eastern kingsnake was rescued from the netting but had some injuries and is now recovering in the care of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, according to ABC8 News. “Entrapment in landscape netting is sadly a […]

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