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Finding a common trail to help working horses on tribal lands in Arizona

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

In the past year, the village of Supai in Arizona has drawn attention for the wrong reason: the abuse and neglect of horses used by villagers to carry visitors’ luggage and other goods. Photo by Carrie Allan/The HSUS

The Havasupai Reservation village of Supai, Arizona, located just outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park but sharing the extraordinary beauty of the region, is in its own right a popular and scenic tourist destination. Its waterfalls and swimming opportunities draw tourists and motivate them to descend a lengthy and tortuous eight-mile trail to . . . 

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Helping the police, and helping dogs in the process

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

At The HSUS, we are advocates of dogs, and we are allies of the police. That’s why we are working to prevent deadly encounters between the two through our Humane State Program and the HSUS Law Enforcement Training Center. Photo by iStockphoto

Last July, Vickie Malone hosted kids at her home in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to celebrate her five-year old son’s birthday. Eli and the other kids were about to get ice cream and cake when they heard a shot ring out. Opie, the boy’s pit bull mix, was gasping for air after a local police officer in . . . 

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Digging into gopher tortoise protection

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

HSWLT’s new sanctuary is an island of forested habitat surrounded by residential development. Photo by HSWLT

At The HSUS, we work to save animals. But we also work to spare them from cruelty and suffering. If someone is to kill an animal – and that outcome cannot be avoided or prevented — we do our best to see that the killing doesn’t amount to torture, and that death comes swiftly. There . . . 

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The North Face, Timberland and other iconic American brands to ban fur, angora, and exotic skins

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

With clothing producers like VF going fur-free and expanding their policy to other animal products, there is reason to hope for millions of animals caught up in this cruel industry. Above, at a rabbit fur farm in China, rabbits are packed so tightly in cages, they cannot stand.

With clothing producers like VF going fur-free and expanding their policy to other animal products, there is reason to hope for millions of animals caught up in this cruel industry. Above, at a rabbit fur farm in China, rabbits are packed so tightly in cages, they cannot stand. Photo by VShine

No more skin in the game. That’s the message from the parent company of more than two dozen popular clothing brands, including The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Wrangler, and Nautica, which today announced it will cleanse its supply chain and all of its garments of animal fur, angora, and exotic leather. VF Corporation has partnered . . . 

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New HSUS report shows rampant puppy mill abuses throughout the nation

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

Puppies at the facility of Alvin Nolt in Thorpe, Wisc., were found on unsafe wire flooring, a repeat violation at the facility. Wire flooring is especially dangerous for puppies because their legs can become entrapped in the gaps, leaving them unable to reach food, water, or shelter.

Puppies at the facility of Alvin Nolt in Thorpe, Wisc., were found on unsafe wire flooring, a repeat violation at the facility. Wire flooring is especially dangerous for puppies because their legs can become entrapped in the gaps, leaving them unable to reach food, water, or shelter. Photo by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

Take a good, hard look at our latest Horrible Hundred report – which is based on our research team scouring federal and state inspection reports of large-scale dog-breeding operations throughout the United States and giving a red card to some of the worst operators. It may be the last time you read a report like . . . 

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New documentary takes aim at sled dog industry

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

Sled Dogs brings up uncomfortable but important questions, like so many other important documentaries about major animal industries have in recent years.

Sled Dogs brings up uncomfortable but important questions, like so many other important documentaries about major animal industries have in recent years. Photo by iStockphoto

It was a horror story that made headlines throughout Canada and the rest of North America. The operator of a recreational sled dog company ordered the execution of 56 sled dogs in Whistler, British Columbia, after a downturn in tourist bookings following the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Robert Fawcett, under instructions from his employers . . . 

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Trump’s agriculture team threatens to kill first-ever federal animal welfare standards for farm animals

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

The organics rule would require animals to have year-around access to the outdoors, and would stipulate that the indoor space is sufficiently large to allow the animals to stand up and stretch their limbs.

The organics rule would require animals to have year-around access to the outdoors, and would stipulate that the indoor space is sufficiently large to allow the animals to stand up and stretch their limbs. Photo by Zach Dobson/The HSUS

First, on January 23rd, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) froze an anti-horse-soring rule, years in the works and with massive bipartisan support in Congress. Then, just days later, the agency, without warning, took down thousands of Animal Welfare Act inspection reports and Horse Protection Act violations from a searchable website. Third, the USDA placed . . . 

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Organic standards under attack in the field and in Washington, D.C.

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

The new federal organics rule covers a whole array of housing, husbandry, and management topics, including the prohibition of certain painful practices, like tail docking of pigs and cattle and debeaking of birds.

The new federal organics rule covers a whole array of housing, husbandry, and management topics, including the prohibition of certain painful practices, like tail docking of pigs and cattle and debeaking of birds. Photo by Mary Beth Sweetland/The HSUS

The “organic” market is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the food industry – generating more than $40 billion in sales last year alone. But increasingly, consumers want to know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program has integrity and meaning and that producers invoking the federal government’s label are honoring the standards. . . . 

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Los Angeles to ban use of all wild animals in circuses

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

Wild animals in circuses are trained with pain and the fear of punishment, caged and chained in trucks and trailers, forced to endure months of grueling travel, and bullied to perform silly tricks.

Wild animals in circuses are trained with pain and the fear of punishment, caged and chained in trucks and trailers, forced to endure months of grueling travel, and bullied to perform silly tricks. Photo by Alamy

The city council of the nation’s second largest city – and the capital of the entertainment industry – today unanimously voted to ban the exhibition of wild or exotic animals for entertainment, including circuses, other wild animal shows, displays in public areas such as on sidewalks or parks, and rentals for house parties or events. . . . 

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Mexico adopts felony-level penalties for dogfighting

Animal Rights & Environment, The Humane Society of the United States

The Mexican law will have a beneficial impact on our work to stop dogfighters in the United States, where dogfighting is a felony in every state, and a federal felony. For years, American-based dogfighters have trekked to Mexico to avoid law enforcement in the United States.

The Mexican law will have a beneficial impact on our work to stop dogfighters in the United States, where dogfighting is a felony in every state, and a federal felony. For years, American-based dogfighters have trekked to Mexico to avoid law enforcement in the United States. Photo by Meredith Lee/The HSUS

In a groundbreaking victory for countless dogs caught up in Mexico’s animal fighting trade, the nation’s Senate has put the final stamp of approval on a comprehensive law that bans all dogfighting in the country and establishes tough penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for anyone involved in dogfighting activities like organizing fights, owning or trading . . . 

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