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2026

What happened to restaurants after the foie gras ban? we asked.

6/29/2026

Bass proposes ban on force-fed animal products

5/21/2026

Bears Are Taking Over Wholey’s in the Strip

5/19/2026

Rep. Abigail Salisbury Recognizes Humane Action Pennsylvania In Allegheny County With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award

5/12/2026

Weeklong event highlights vegan dishes from Pittsburgh restaurants

5/11/2026

Pittsburgh Vegan Restaurant Week returns for 2nd year

5/9/2026

Animal Welfare Advocates Mobilize Statewide in Pennsylvania

4/5/2026

FIGHT Act tackles the menace of illegal animal fighting

3/5/2026

Lawmakers, pet advocates push bill spurred by pet cremation scandal

3/5/2026

Pet Cremation Bill

1/21/2026

People on the move

1/18/2026

2025

Bring Senate Bill To a Vote

11/13/2025

People on the move

11/3/2025

People on the move

10/27/2025

People on the move: James Miller and Michelle Johns

10/13/2025

Natalie Ahwesh: No more balloons floating through Pennsylvania’s air

7/31/2025

How Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban changed shopping habits

7/19/2025

Letter to the editor: Good for science, good for animals

6/3/2025

Letter to the editor: Pet care assistance available

5/13/2025

Vegan Restaurant Week, TRASH beer, farmers markets, and more Pittsburgh food news

5/13/2025

Pittsburgh’s First Vegan Restaurant Week is Here

5/12/2025

Latinos participan en la Semana del Restaurante Vegano en Pittsburgh

5/11/2025

Pittsburgh Launches Its First Vegan Restaurant Week Starting May 12th

5/8/2025

Pittsburgh trying to use sharpshooters to reduce deer population

3/6/2025

Black Trailblazers

2/24/2025

Archery hunt in city parks nearly doubles last deer harvest, USDA sharpshooter program begins

2/7/2025

Sam Ahwesh: We must restore Pittsburgh’s protections for rodeo animals

1/23/2025

2024

Urban Deer Hunting Decimating Local Ecosystems

12/31/2024

People on the Move

12/22/2024

Adopt, don’t shop, for a puppy if you want one for the holidays

12/16/2024

How the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium reached ‘gold standard’ status

11/21/2024

Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to include animals in protection-from-abuse orders

11/19/2024

The Senate squabble must end

11/17/2024

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass measure to include pets in Protection From Abuse orders

11/15/2024

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill to Protect Pets of Domestic Violence Survivors

11/13/2024

New State House Bill Aims to Protect Pets in Domestic Violence Situations

10/23/2024

Volunteers transform an urban lot into a pollinator garden in Swissvale

10/18/2024

Are the bulls coming to Pittsburgh?

10/14/2024

Swissvale cuts ribbon on new community garden

10/11/2024

State senator seeks to restore Pittsburgh’s rodeo ban

9/19/2024

Archery deer hunting opens in five Pittsburgh parks this weekend. Not everyone is happy.

9/19/2024

People on the Move

8/12/2024

National Mutt Day

7/31/2024

Rodeo and legislative accountability

7/24/2024

Deer culling inhumane, ineffective

6/24/2024

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium boasts 8,000 animals on 77 acres. A growing chorus asks: Why do we have zoos?

6/24/2024

Humane Action Pittsburgh Breaks Ground on Pollinator Garden

6/24/2024

First ‘Bird Town’ in Allegheny County Commits To Creating a Bird-Friendly Community

6/21/2024

Program aimed at controlling deer population in Pittsburgh parks set to expand

5/30/2024

People on the Move

5/27/2024

Take care of the bees

5/26/2024

Huge raccoon mural on South Side promotes wildlife advocacy

5/21/2024

Humane Action Pittsburgh Dedicates New Mural on the South Side

5/11/2024

Letter to the editor: Easy Earth Day actions

4/19/2024

Shapiro Administration Honors 22 Projects Statewide With 2024 Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence

4/16/2024

Rising Above Politics: Safeguarding Lives of Both Humans and Animals

4/12/2024

Restaurants lagging with plastic bag ban compliance, survey shows

3/19/2024

Survey finds most businesses complying with Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban, but room for improvement

3/19/2024

Small Dog Attacked by Coyote

3/15/2024

People on the Move

3/4/2024

Recent deaths at Pittsburgh Zoo raise questions about AZA accreditation

2/22/2024

Care in the cold

2/22/2024

Pennsylvania’s Live Pigeon Shoots: A Cruelty That Must End

1/30/2024

A cruel event

1/29/2024

Get Healthy Pittsburgh gets folks curious about a plant-based diet

1/27/2024

Animals and Us

1/7/2024

2023

Natalie Ahwesh: In caring for animals, Pittsburgh makes a better world for humans

12/30/2023

Letter to the editor: Foie gras ban shows Pittsburgh’s compassion

12/28/2023

As Pa. city council bans foie gras, N.Y. producer vows to fight it in court

12/19/2023

City Council bans foie gras, Prantl’s bakes a Terrible Torte, and more Pittsburgh food news

12/19/2023

Pa. city council members want to ban fur, horse carriages and foie gras to protect animals

12/12/2023

Pittsburgh City Council contemplates comprehensive animal-rights legislation

12/11/2023

Coyotes Running Amuck In Pittsburgh Parks

11/24/2023

The EATS act should starve | PennLive letters

11/22/2023

People on the Move

10/9/2023

PA H.B. 1210: Empowering Victims and Safeguarding Animal Welfare

9/30/2023

Letter to the editor: Game commission needs to act in best interest of humans, wildlife

9/27/2023

Letter: Animals Deserve Better Than the EATS Act

8/22/2023

Hooves, Paws, and Claws at Risk: The Perils of the EATS Act for Animal Welfare and Public Safety

8/12/2023

Kayla Seifert: Try sparklers, flower petals, even spray champagne. Just don’t release birds

8/7/2023

Putting an End to Animal Fighting: The FIGHT Act Takes the Ring

7/4/2023

The Vital Importance of Wildlife Corridors: House Resolution 87 Paves the Way for Pennsylvania’s Biodiversity

5/31/2023

Eat Less Meat

5/25/2023

Ditch the Milk Mandate, ADD SOY

4/30/2023

Letter to the editor: Easy ways to extend Earth Day

4/25/2023

People on the Move

4/3/2023

Ban the Barbaric Practice of Horse Slaughter

4/1/2023

Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh needs more vegan restaurant options

3/25/2023

Humane Action Pittsburgh Announces Film Screening of Award-Winning Film on Plight of American Wild Horses

3/23/2023

Additional coverage

Remember the derailing’s effect on wildlife

3/12/2023

People on the Move

3/5/2023

2022

Letter to the editor: Big cats belong in the wild

12/16/2022

Protect animals and humans from lead bullets

12/14/2022

Natalie Ahwesh: We don’t need to experiment on animals

11/11/2022

Jennifer Thomas: To protect women and children, protect their animals

8/5/2022

People on the Move

6/6/2022

Letter to the editor: Don’t farm mink

5/22/2022

2021

People on the Move

7/19/2021

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