A Step Forward for Elephants: Bali Zoo Announces End to Elephant Rides
The famous Bali Zoo has announced that it will end elephant rides, marking an important step...
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Animal Protection News.
Lady Freethinker keeps you up to date on the latest animal welfare news, exposing animal cruelty and empowering everyone to take action. Understanding how animals are harmed in medical tests, exploited for food and entertainment, and abused by their own caretakers enables us to make informed decisions about how our actions affect the creatures who share our planet.
When ‘Cow’ Becomes ‘Beef’: How Language Shapes the Way We Treat Animals
Every day, we all make countless conscious and subconscious decisions about how we interact with...
A Win for Plant-Based Kids & Dairy Cows: New Law Allows Dairy-Free Milk in School Lunches
A newly signed federal law will expand milk options in U.S. school cafeterias, allowing students...
Rescuers Save Kitten Trapped for 15 Hours on a Dallas Bridge
A tiny kitten was rescued after being stranded for almost 15 hours on a bridge. The adorable...
Lady Freethinker Helps Puppy Recover After Being Hit by Car
In an instant, Bear’s world became painfully small. A passerby found the young Great Pyrenees...
PROJECT Sulawesi: Ending the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Since launching PROJECT Sulawesi in July 2025, Lady Freethinker, together with Jakarta Animal Aid...
Massachusetts Man Imprisoned for Role in Online Monkey Torture Ring
A man from Scituate, Massachusetts, was convicted of participating in online groups that created...
Cat Trapped in Basement Walls for Nearly 11 Days Is Finally Rescued
After spending almost 11 days trapped inside the walls of a home’s basement, a cat named Luna was...
Author Charlotte Laws on Power, Animals, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Charlotte Laws has never been easy to categorize. Over the past four decades, she’s worked...
South Korea Ends Cruel Bear Bile Farming, but Nearly 200 Bears Still Need Homes
South Korea recently announced it shut down its bear bile farming industry at the beginning of the...
Dog Pulled to Safety After Falling Through Icy Pond
What began as a morning walk in Westerly, Rhode Island, nearly turned tragic when a 5-year-old...
Progress! Building on 2025’s Biggest Wins for Animals
From California to Gorontalo, Indonesia, wins for animals were everywhere in 2025. As we look...
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feel good news
A better, more compassionate future is possible, and these stories are proof.
With all the latest animal cruelty news circulating the internet, it's sometimes difficult to step back and feel good about your efforts.
At Lady Freethinker, we recognize how important it is to highlight heartwarming stories about successful dog and cat adoptions, inform readers about new bills and laws that protect pets and wildlife, show the progress of organizations that help animals, and provide updates when animal abusers are prosecuted for their crimes.
