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Wildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News, State Legislation /
Elephant’s brief escape from circus in Montana underscores the urgency to end animal acts
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Our fight against expanded use of monkeys in research heats up
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We’re pushing back hard against plans to fund expanded reliance on monkeys in experiments in the U.S., plans that would see even more of these intelligent, curious animals used in outdated and unreliable tests, often at taxpayer expense.
Instead, we’ve advocated for broader investments in technologically-advanced methods that don’t use live animals and can tell us more about how the human body works—instead of attempting to translate the results of animal experiments to humans.
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Horrific wolf killing in Wyoming shows urgent need for increased protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Breaking: We’re going to court to fight for wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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+ Read MoreAnimals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Presidential Candidate Profile: Donald Trump’s record on animal protection
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.
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Presidential Candidate Profile: Joe Biden’s record on animal protection
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.
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Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections for African elephants
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized critical trade protections for African elephants. Serious threats such as poaching, habitat encroachment and climate change continue to imperil this endangered species; African elephants have suffered a severe population decline over the last 100 years.
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As hippos disappear, U.S. drags its feet on endangered species protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Update September 24, 2024: We and our partners have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for missing its deadline to decide whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. We are determined to give these animals the protections they deserve.
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New hope for 26 chimps who deserve life in a sanctuary, not a lab
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Twenty-six chimpanzees at a laboratory in New Mexico have a stronger shot at spending the rest of their lives in a sanctuary now that the National Institutes of Health has dropped its appeal in a lawsuit focused on their future.
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Breaking: Threat to nation's strongest farm animal law deepens in U.S. Congress
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Whatever doubt there may have been before, the situation is now crystal clear. The battle over California’s Proposition 12 and the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (or some other approach to blocking Proposition 12 through the Farm Bill) has been joined, and we’re in the thick of it.
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Good news! Washington becomes 12th state to ban sale of animal-tested cosmetics
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
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Another beloved elephant in Tanzania has been killed by a trophy hunter
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
News has come out that another bull elephant was shot and killed in Tanzania, reportedly by an American trophy hunter from Texas. This is the third bull, believed to likely be another “super tusker,” beloved by locals, gunned down near the Tanzanian-Kenyan border, part of the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem, within the past six months.
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