By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The Indiana Humane Scorecard is available for the first time this year, offering a new resource for Indiana voters whose compassion for animals influences which political candidates they support. Holding legislators accountable on animal-welfare issues is critical as we strive to make our voices louder than those who hurt animals for sport or profit.
By uniting behind candidates who understand what is at stake, we can better fight animal cruelty in all forms.
Indiana's 2024 Legislative Session failed dogs and wildlife
Indiana's 2024 Legislative Session failed dogs and wildlife
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 14, 2024) – Today, the Humane Society Legislative Fund released its 2024 Indiana Humane Scorecard, which grades state legislators’ actions on threats to animal protection during the 2024 session, when legislation imperiling Indiana’s wildlife and companion animals was passed and later signed into law. The 2024 Indiana Humane Scorecard serves as a tool to commend those who stood firmly against these inhumane bills while also holding legislators who failed to protect animals accountable.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
New CDC regulation will disrupt international animal rescue efforts and families returning to the US with pets
New CDC regulation will disrupt international animal rescue efforts and families returning to the US with pets
WASHINGTON (May 8, 2024)—Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a final rule that places restrictions on dogs brought into the United States from countries deemed by the CDC as low-risk or rabies-free countries in addition to high-risk rabies countries, making it harder for international rescue efforts to save vulnerable dogs and for families to travel back to the U.S. with their pets.
HSLF rejects Kristi Noem’s cynical account of killing her family dog
HSLF rejects Kristi Noem’s cynical account of killing her family dog
WASHINGTON (April 29, 2024)—South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem continues to dismiss accusations of cruelty in the wake of The Guardian’s report that her upcoming memoir includes passages telling how she ended the lives of her family’s 14-month-old puppy and a goat on their farm. Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to Governor Noem’s comments with the following statement:
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Report of Governor Noem’s animal cruelty unsettling
Report of Governor Noem’s animal cruelty unsettling
WASHINGTON (April 26, 2024) — Today, The Guardian reported that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem acknowledged in her upcoming memoir how she ended the lives of her family’s 14-month-old puppy and a goat on their farm. Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to the revelations with the following statement:
With the Super Tuesday primary elections behind us, and the Democratic and Republican Party nominations nearly settled, we wanted to provide a review of the animal welfare records of President Biden and President Trump.