Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 10, 2019)—Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States applaud efforts by independent Kansas cattle producers to reform the Kansas beef checkoff program, currently administered by the Kansas Beef Council, in concert with the Kansas Livestock Association—an arrangement rife with obfuscation and lacking in transparency and accountability.

WASHINGTON (October 8, 2019)—In a consolidated case before a federal judge, the U.S. Department of Justice this week filed a brief defending Congress’ constitutional authority to strengthen federal animal fighting law as it did in the 2018 Farm Bill.

WASHINGTON (October 1, 2019)—The Humane Society Legislative Fund applauds the introduction to the U.S. Senate of two bills aimed at improving the welfare of captive wild animals and safeguarding public safety—the Big Cat Public Safety Act and the Captive Primate Safety Act. Both bills were introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).

Humane Society Legislative Fund, the Humane Society of the United States applaud groundbreaking progress

WASHINGTON (September 25, 2019)—In the Senate’s first consideration of a House wildlife bill in this Congress, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed the Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act of 2019, S.1590, to thwart wildlife trafficking syndicates that threaten vulnerable wildlife and sponsor other criminal activities such as drug and human trafficking and terrorism.

WASHINGTON (September 17, 2019)—Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement regarding the treatment of military working dogs in Jordan:

WASHINGTON (August 26, 2019)—Today the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, announced its endorsement of Dan McCready for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.