Elections / Aug 11, 2020
Biden picks Kamala Harris, an animal champion, as his running mate
From the animal protection policy perspective, Joe Biden has made a very strong pick for his running mate in the 2020 presidential election. Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has an outstanding record of supporting animal protection, and her selection bodes well for our own efforts to secure a strong animal welfare platform from candidates for office at all levels. Among other things, she’s achieved a score of “100” every year on the Humane Scorecard since being elected to the U.S. Senate.
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+ Read MoreWildlife, Action Alerts, Federal Legislation / Aug 11, 2020
Shaking it up for sharks in 2020
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We’ve never cared for the cheap, lurid television programming tied to Shark Week, preferring to join with other groups and media outlets in a celebration of this apex species found in all of the world’s oceans and even sometimes in rivers. Sharks are part of an incredibly diverse taxon, a cluster of nearly 500 related species in urgent need of our attention and energy. We must do all that we can to better protect these vitally important marine creatures, and there’s still time to make a difference.
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+ Read MoreWildlife / Aug 10, 2020
Celebrating lions – and protecting them – across the globe
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Today, on World Lion Day, we celebrate lions as an iconic wild cat species, and we recommit to our campaigns to halt their exploitation and destruction in the United States and abroad. We are giving it all we’ve got.
In the wild, of course, this iconic species is among the most imperiled of all with as few as 20,000 left in range nations.
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+ Read MoreWildlife / Aug 07, 2020
HSLF, HSUS, conservation groups petition the government to protect North Atlantic right whales
With fewer than 400 individuals remaining on the planet, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered. Originally decimated by commercial whalers, right whales began a slow recovery after passage of the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s. Now, sadly, they are once again on the decline as a result of human action—or inaction. Right whales move along the busy east coast of the United States and Canada, which places them quite literally in the path of danger.
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+ Read MoreAnimals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Elections, Federal Legislation / Aug 05, 2020
Virtually the best conference ever: registration open for Taking Action for Animals Online 2020
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The fundamental purpose of our marquee advocacy training event, Taking Action for Animals Online, occurring on September 19 and 20, is to support greater political and social engagement by those who care about animals. COVID-19 hasn’t changed a thing in that regard, and TAFA 2020 features one of the strongest speaker and topic rosters in years, with nearly two dozen exciting sessions.
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+ Read MorePets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, In the News / Aug 04, 2020
Attorney for USVI speaks out on animal fighting as HSUS plans trainings on Guam and in USVI
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreAnimals in Research, Farm Animals, Wildlife, Federal Legislation / Jul 31, 2020
House passes second funding package with welcome news for chimpanzees, right whales and farm animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. House has just approved additional help for animals, including right whales, chimpanzees and farm animals, as it continues the process of appropriating funds for federal agencies and departments for FY2021.
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+ Read MoreAnimals in Research, Federal Legislation / Jul 29, 2020
Industry support for Humane Cosmetics Act grows, with 900 companies supporting an end to animal testing
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreFarm Animals, Federal Legislation / Jul 28, 2020
Bills introduced in Congress to stop faster speeds at slaughterhouses
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreEquines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News / Jul 24, 2020
Breaking news: U.S. House approves key animal reforms, including combating wildlife trafficking, preventing cruel hunting practices and enforcing animal cruelty laws
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. House today approved many key animal protection reforms, including measures designed to rein in horse soring, combat wildlife trafficking and help enforce animal cruelty laws, as part of Congress's annual appropriations process. Members also prohibited the use of federal funds for implementing cruel hunting practices on public lands in Alaska, and rejected an attempt to ensure the import of endangered elephant and lion trophies into the United States can continue.
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+ Read MorePets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, In the News / Jul 20, 2020
Indiana woman who shared videos of herself torturing, killing cats and dogs charged under federal PACT Act
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreIn the News / Jul 20, 2020
And justice for all: Remembering John Lewis
With the rest of the nation, we mourn the loss of Representative John Lewis, who died late Friday night after a brief illness. He was a man of deep conviction who dedicated his life to the ideals of social justice and the vision of a “beloved community” that would uphold the dignity and value of every human being. He was the youngest of more than a dozen speakers at the 1963 March on Washington, and the last survivor from that group. To the end, he was a champion of civil rights and human freedom with an unwavering optimism about the future of our nation.
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