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Mink living in the wild near Utah fur farm tests positive for coronavirus, increasing urgency to end fur farming

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

The Swedish National Veterinary Institute says that wild mink infected with the virus do not pose an additional risk to humans beyond the ongoing, pervasive threat of person-to-person infection. Photo by Dreamstime

A mink living in the wild near an infected Utah fur farm has tested positive for the coronavirus, providing yet another pressing reason why the United States needs to end all mink fur farming without further delay. While it is not clear if the infected . . . 

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Three Chicago pet stores continue to sell fake ‘rescue’ dogs; one caught buying directly from breeder

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

Miserable dog staring from inside a wire cage at a puppy mill

We are supporting an ordinance introduced by Alderman Brian Hopkins of the Chicago City Council that would close the loophole in the current law and stop the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in retail pet stores, regardless of where the animals were sourced from. Photo by Meredith Lee/The HSUS

For some years now, we have been keeping a close eye on three Chicago pet stores that have been finding their way around a city ordinance that prohibits the sales of commercially raised dogs and cats in pet stores to fight the problem of puppy . . . 

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For the new administration, swift reinstatement of 2016 horse soring rule is the right call

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

Soring is the intentional infliction of pain on a horse’s legs or hooves to make the animal perform an artificial, high-stepping show ring gait known as the “Big Lick.” Photo by the HSUS

The reinstatement of the 2016 federal rule to address the abhorrent and widely scorned practice of horse soring in the Tennessee walking horse industry should be an easy decision for the incoming administration. The rule, which the Humane Society of the United States and the . . . 

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Victory! Court upholds Obama-era protections for Alaska’s brown bears, disallows baiting

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

Baiting brown bears– luring them with rotting piles of sugary foods and then killing them– is an extreme practice that biologists have raised alarms about. Photo by Erik Mandre/iStock.com

A federal court has ruled that brown bears in Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge should continue to be protected from the cruel and biologically unsound hunting practice of baiting – luring these animals with piles of rotting foods like donuts and pastries and then killing . . . 

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World’s largest fur auction house will close as demand for animal pelts drops

Animal Rights & Environment, Humane Society International, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

The Netherlands has announced it will move up its deadline to close down mink fur farms by two years, to 2021. France recently announced it will phase out fur farming. And last month, Israel became the first country to announce it will ban the fur trade. Photo by Dreamstime

The world’s largest fur auction house says it will close its doors for good within the next three years, in yet another dramatic setback for this cruel trade that contributes to unnecessary suffering and death for millions of animals worldwide each year. Kopenhagen Fur, founded . . . 

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HSUS undercover investigation shows dogs in dismal conditions at puppy mills while USDA turns a blind eye

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

Dogs held in cramped, rickety cages and pens gaze longingly at green, grassy land they might never set foot on. Some dogs circle and pace in their cages repeatedly—a surefire sign of psychological deterioration. Photo by the HSUS

An HSUS undercover investigator has recorded video footage of animals living in dismal conditions at puppy mills in the Midwest that have never or only rarely been cited for neglecting the animals in their care by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency whose . . . 

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The U.S. just delisted gray wolves so trophy hunters can kill them

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

Gray wolf in the mountains, looking back

The Department of the Interior bulldozed this rule through despite the fact that nearly two million Americans left comments to register their opposition to it after it was proposed last year. Photo by Nathan Hobbs/iStock.com

In a heinous move that defies both science and common sense, the United States has prematurely lifted federal protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states, giving them carte blanche to open trophy hunting seasons on these beloved native carnivores. The Department of the . . . 

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Tell Missouri to trash its black bear hunt proposal; it’s based on research funded by Safari Club

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife/Marine Mammals

A cute black bear cub sitting under a tree

We have seen so many states and even the federal government play into the hands of trophy hunters time and again in recent years while ignoring real research and science. Photo by Eric Faulknor/iStock.com

Missouri’s proposal to open season on black bears has the trophy hunting industry’s fingerprints all over it. But the state’s residents now have a chance to voice their opposition to it. The Missouri Department of Conservation has just opened formal public comment on this ill-conceived . . . 

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Judge issues hefty fine on Chelsea Kennel Club for selling sick animals, new report shows Nebraska Department of Agriculture routinely ignores puppy mill suffering

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

With cities and states imposing quarantines and curfews, and businesses shuttering their doors and asking employees to stay home, animals in institutional settings are extremely vulnerable to neglect and/or abandonment. Photo by Amie Chou/The HSUS

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has imposed a remarkable $3.9 million in fines on the now-closed Chelsea Kennel Club and its former owner, found liable for pushing sick puppies upon an unsuspecting public, and ordered them to set up a restitution fund for the consumers . . . 

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French bulldogs abandoned in airport warehouse highlight need for stronger enforcement against illegal puppy imports

Animal Rights & Environment, Public Policy (Legal/Legislative), The Humane Society of the United States

The Chicago French Bulldog Rescue stepped in immediately to help the puppies and has spent tens of thousands of dollars caring for the animals and treating them for a variety of illnesses. Photo by the Chicago French Bulldog Rescue

It was a heartbreaking incident, by any measure. In August, authorities found more than a dozen dogs, mostly French Bulldogs, stranded for three days in their crates inside a warehouse at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. They had no food and water and the crates, witnesses say, . . . 

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