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Elections /
Our choice for Attorney General of Virginia: Mark Herring
Every year is an election year—and every election has profound implications for the animal protection movement. That’s why our team at the Humane Society Legislative Fund meticulously evaluates every candidate before we announce an endorsement.
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The time to stop horse slaughter is now. Here’s why.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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As Texas tiger arrives at Black Beauty Ranch, we’re focused on protecting other big cats
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
If you’ve been online at all in the past week, chances are you’ve seen the footage of an alarmed off-duty police officer pointing a gun at an approaching tiger in a sleepy residential neighborhood in Houston.
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+ Read MorePets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, In the News, State Legislation /
How you can help puppy mill dogs right now
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreWildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News /
Shark and marine mammal bills pass key Senate committee
Today, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved two important pieces of marine wildlife legislation, paving the way for full Senate action on them. The committee unanimously passed the Marine Mammal Research and Response Act, S. 1289, and passed the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act as part of a larger legislative package.
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+ Read MoreAnimals in Research /
Documents reveal USDA skipping inspections at animal laboratories
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. Department of Agriculture secretly implemented a new procedure in 2019 to skirt its responsibility to animals at some research laboratories, documents obtained by Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Clinic and covered in Science Magazine, reveal.
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Our Horrible Hundred report exposes 100 puppy mills that sell to pet stores and online
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
What dog lovers don’t know about where their beloved puppies come from can hurt them. When puppies are born to emaciated, sick or injured dogs in cramped and dirty wire cages, the physical and mental toll can extend throughout their lives, impacting their behavior and wellbeing while causing heartache and heavy expenses for those who love them. And of course, for the mother dogs who are left to live and be bred in such squalid, neglectful conditions, the suffering doesn’t stop.
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+ Read MoreWildlife /
Improved federal bird policies poised to take flight
Just in time for World Migratory Bird Day this Saturday, there is good news for birds.
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+ Read MoreWildlife, Federal Legislation /
South Africa to clamp down on exploitative captive lion industry
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Nearly half the Senate calls for an end to soring, in letter to Secretary of Agriculture
Almost half the U.S. Senate has called for swift action to end the indefensible practice known as horse soring—in which scofflaw trainers of Tennessee Walking horses and related breeds torment horses to get them to fling their front legs high, just to win a cheap blue ribbon in a show ring.
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NRA chief’s agonizing elephant hunt shows what’s wrong with trophy hunting
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The New Yorker broke a story yesterday about the head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, attempting to kill an endangered elephant in Botswana. The newly released footage exemplifies the blithe depravity of trophy hunting.
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Puppy Protection Act would end some of the worst puppy mill cruelties
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We all know what dogs love: a comfortable napping spot, a romp in the grass, a kind touch and the safety and security of a caring environment. But thousands of dogs in commercial breeding operations licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell to pet stores and online have none of these comforts.
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