Tianjin Climate Negotiations Sputter Amid Deep Structural Problems
Countries at the UN climate negotiations this week made only limited progress narrowing their differences in preparation for next month’s[…]
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HRC Statement on Stay Request of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Injunction
On October 14th, the Department of Justice asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant an emergency stay of[…]
Read moreObama to Lift Deepwater Drilling Moratorium – Sierra Club Calls for End to Oil Dependence
On October 12th, the Obama administration announced plans to lift a ban on deepwater drilling that was put in place[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Calls for End to NJ Bear Hunt
New Jersey officials should cancel a proposed bear hunt based on new information revealed in a study finding that human-bear conflicts[…]
Read moreOne Animal Laboratory Closed, 1100 To Go
By Kathy Guillermo Most words describing life for animals in laboratories are inadequate. They can’t begin to convey the actual[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Issues Statement in Nevada County, Calif., Opossum Cruelty Case
The Humane Society of the United States is issuing the following statement in response to a horrific Nevada County, Calif.,[…]
Read moreDog Advocates Ask Missouri Attorney General to Crack Down on Deceptive and Illegal Campaign ‘Robocalls’
Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B – a coalition of individuals and animal welfare organizations supporting the[…]
Read moreA Fate Worse Than Death
By Ingrid E. Newkirk First, there was the jaw-dropping story of a British woman who was caught on camera tossing[…]
Read moreDog Advocates Release New Report on Missouri’s ‘Dirty Dozen,’ Some of the State’s Most Deplorable Puppy Mills
Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, the committee supporting the statewide ballot measure to stop puppy mill[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Asks Government to Prevent Harmful Development in Endangered Whale Habitat
The Humane Society of the United States asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to deny a permit for construction of[…]
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