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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Make America Fish Again (MAFA) coalition, representing America’s leading sportfishing advocates and coastal business owners, today announced it has sent a formal letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order banning industrial-scale forage fishing in U.S. waters. The letter calls on the President to protect the foundation of America’s ocean ecosystems — small “forage” species such as menhaden, that sustain larger fish, seabirds, and...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vantara Forrest Galante Launch Animal Planet...

LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a TV ad airing today in Grand Rapids and Detroit, actors and Wayne State alumni Lily Tomlin and Ernie Hudson call out their alma mater for killing dogs in invasive experiments and urge Michiganders to contact their legislators. Working with the medical ethics nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Tomlin and Hudson also sent a letter to House Speaker Matt Hall and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks to advance Queenie’s Law. The legislation...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Florida Aquarium, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) and its Coral Specialist Group (CSG), has established the world’s first global hub for the Center for Species Survival (CSS) focused on coral conservation. This historic milestone creates the first center specifically dedicated to safeguarding corals and reef ecosystems from extinction, further expanding the international CSG network...

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wildlife Acoustics, the world’s leading provider of bioacoustics monitoring technology, announced today that it has transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making the company fully employee-owned. The move marks a significant milestone for the Massachusetts-based manufacturer, which has been at the forefront of developing innovative wildlife recording and analysis tools for over two decades. Founded in 2003 by Massachusetts entrepreneur Ian Agra...

GROVELAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sweet Paws Rescue is thrilled to announce a new and exciting chapter in its journey: the official purchase of a 20-acre farm in Boxford, MA which will now serve as the permanent home for its rescue operations. This unexpected but fortunate pivot marks a significant milestone in the “A Forever Home for Sweet Paws Rescue” capital campaign. Originally, Sweet Paws Rescue had been under agreement to purchase a 69-acre property in Bradford, a space envisioned as a s...

NANTUCKET, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of Interior will ask a federal court to remand the pending challenge to the New England Wind project so that the government can review the badly flawed process that allowed the project’s permits to be granted. The local, independent and non-partisan environmental group ACK for Whales said today that the government also seeks to cancel the project’s approvals entirely. Interior’s move comes in a federal case brought earlier this year by the...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avia, an award-winning mobile gaming developer, has partnered with the renowned no-kill shelter Nevada SPCA to give back to shelter animals in its “Play for Paws” charity campaign. Kicking off today, Avia encourages animal lovers to participate in multiple activities in August to early September centered on helping animals and celebrating the company's 9th Anniversary, with a percentage of proceeds given to Nevada SPCA’s shelter. Check out the new trailer here: h...

KENNESAW, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., through its Yamaha Rightwaters national sustainability program, joins forces with Mobile Baykeeper to help protect and restore the Coastal Alabama Watershed. Mobile Baykeeper, a nonprofit organization, works to improve water quality and reduce pollution in the bay through marine research and habitat restoration, efforts that align with Yamaha Rightwaters’ initiatives. To advance these efforts, Yamaha Rightwaters provided one 30-h...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) announces its first-ever Best Practice Guidance (BPG): “Skin Sensitization Assessment: Using New Approach Methods for Substances in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products.” This document marks the inaugural publication in a new series of ICCS Best Practice Guidance documents, developed to support the global transition to animal-free safety science. ICCS was invited to present the BPG at the Integrated Strategies...