The HSUS Urges USDA to Maintain Downer Ban
Plans to weaken a ban on slaughtering downed cattle for human consumption threaten to undermine public confidence in the U.S.[…]
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259,965 Seals Slaughtered in Canada Over One Week – Larger Vessels Exceed Their Quota By 10,000
On April 19th, The Humane Society of the United States revealed that Canadian sealers operating on large vessels exceeded the[…]
Read moreNew Rule Will Track Animal Safety on Airplanes
As the summer travel season approaches, consumers will finally be able to assess the animal safety record of airlines when[…]
Read moreU.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Animal Fighting
On April 29th, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised the U.S. Senate for passing legislation that authorizes[…]
Read morePrimates Belong in the Wild, Not Our Homes
Images from commercials, television and movies of chimpanzees, orangutans and other nonhuman primates dressed in cute clothes and living with[…]
Read moreStanding Up for Seals
Last week, protesters in 56 cities and 27 countries told Canada loud and clear: stop the seal hunt now. You[…]
Read moreSave Wild Horses and Burros
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) joins the fight to save wild horses and burros. Urge your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor his[…]
Read moreTell Secretary Norton the Price of Inaction Is Too High
More than 10,000 big cats—such as tigers, lions and leopards—live in the United States, many kept in private homes as[…]
Read moreTell Congress to Curb Illegal Animal Fighting
Animal fighting, although illegal in virtually every state, is still prevalent throughout the country, fueled in part by a subculture[…]
Read moreEPA Offers Large Producers Amnesty on Clean Air Act Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency is offering factory farms an amnesty deal from Clean Air Act requirements. Tell the EPA not[…]
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