Court Rejects Federal Fuel Economy Standards
In an extensive 90 page opinion relying heavily on analysis by Environmental Defense, the federal court of appeals in San[…]
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Congress Should Override Veto Of Water Resources Development Act, Group Urges
Environmental Defense urged Congress to quickly override the President Bush's veto of the $23 billion Water Resources Development Act (WRDA),[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Urges Increased Attention To Animal Agriculture's Contribution To Global Warming
With the commencement of the United Nations Climate Change Conference next week, The Humane Society of the United States is[…]
Read moreBeware Of Dog Fur
The Humane Society of the United States is warning Black Friday shoppers to watch out for deceptive or nonexistent descriptions[…]
Read moreHSUS/HSI Demand Sanctions As Japanese Whalers Set Sail
As Japanese whalers head to Antarctica to conduct the largest slaughter of humpback whales in half a century, The Humane[…]
Read moreFederal Court To Decide Whether Turkeys And Chickens Must Be Given Legal Protection During Slaughter
On November 19th, Federal district court judge Marilyn Hall Patel was scheduled to hear arguments in a landmark case seeking[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Oversees Rescue Of More Than 1,000 Dogs Saved From Massive Virginia Puppy Mill
More than 1,000 dogs have a new lease on life after teams of rescuers with The Humane Society of the[…]
Read moreAl Gore Should Add ‘Go Vegetarian’ To The Global Warming Pledge
By Matt Prescott The Nobel committee has made a powerful statement by awarding this year’s Peace Prize to former vice[…]
Read moreStop Squandering Resources On Pointless Animal Experiments
By Kathy Guillermo Are worms gay? If they are, what does that mean for humans? Such questions may sound entirely[…]
Read moreWashoe Communicated, But Did We Listen?
By Debra Durham, Ph.D. Recently, we mourned the loss of an iconWashoe. She was one of the few chimpanzees people[…]
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