Wildlife  /  

After the ‘Tiger King’ era, new ways to help other captive wild animals

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Equines, In the News  /  

Breaking: New anti-doping program is good news for racehorses

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife, Federal Legislation  /  

Celebrating the lawmakers who made 2022 a banner year for big cats and other animals

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

Last night at our Humane Awards event on Capitol Hill, we celebrated the work of lawmakers whose dedication to our cause made 2022 a banner congressional year for animals. In particular, we recognized the passage into law of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and the lawmakers who led it. This was a seminal accomplishment in the history of animal protection, one that took more than a decade to achieve.

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Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation  /  

Puppy Protection Act brings hope for dogs languishing in puppy mills

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife  /  

Victory! Cruel hunting methods in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge were just defeated

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Animals in Research  /  

A decade’s worth of wins against cosmetics animal testing

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife, In the News  /  

What we found undercover at infamous trophy hunting convention

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife  /  

For the first time, birds receive protection under the Animal Welfare Act

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife, Action Alerts, State Legislation  /  

This state’s draft wolf plan spells disaster for wolves

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

Idaho is pulling ahead in a race to the bottom for how states treat wolves. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game recently released a draft wolf management plan that will guide how the state manages the wolves who live there through 2028. The plan aims to reduce Idaho’s wolf population by 60%, primarily by promoting and incentivizing trophy hunting and trapping.

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Wildlife  /  

We’re prepared to sue to get hippos the protections they need

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

Update 3/20/23: After we and our partners sent notice of our intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency announced that the common hippopotamus may qualify for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

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Farm Animals  /  

Major U.S. Supreme Court ruling expected any day on animal welfare

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

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Wildlife  /  

This is no time to strip endangered species protections from grizzly bears

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

After teetering on the brink of extinction, the grizzly bear population in the United States finally began to recover, thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Currently, grizzly bears are classified as “threatened” with extinction. But now that could change for some of them.

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that certain populations of grizzly bears warrant a status review. This means that the federal government will consider removing Endangered Species Act protections from these grizzly bears.

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