A Year of Seal Hunt Extremes
by Rebecca Aldworth The hardest decision I make during our annual expeditions to document the commercial seal slaughter is when[…]
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Experts, Legislators Find Significant Flaws in Proposed State Bear Hunting Expansion
The Humane Society of the United States has presented the Department of Fish and Game with a detailed biological and legal[…]
Read moreOn BP Oil Disaster Anniversary, Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done
On the first anniversary of the BP oil well blowout, regional and national leaders urged Congress to hold BP accountable[…]
Read moreFederal Bill to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees Introduced in Congress
The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act was introduced with bipartisan support in both the U.S. Senate and House of[…]
Read moreGroups Decry Salazar’s Dirty Energy Giveaway
Although the American West holds enough renewable energy potential to fully power the entire United States, Secretary of Interior Ken[…]
Read moreSenators Introduce Bill to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and David Vitter[…]
Read moreThe State of Black America: Washington Are you Listening?
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Welcome to America in the second decade of the 21st century. […]
Read moreBangkok Climate Talks Struggle To Set Negotiating Priorities For 2011
Countries wrapped up a tough week of U.N. climate negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand, producing an agenda setting out the issues[…]
Read moreEquality Virginia and HRC Condemn State Board of Social Services for Failing to Serve the Best Interests of Virginia’s Children
Equality Virginia and the Human Rights Campaign condemned the Virginia State Board of Social Services for voting to strip legal protections[…]
Read moreSenate Defeats Multiple Assaults on Clean Air Act
On April 6th, the U.S. Senate beat back multiple assaults on the Clean Air Act and attempts to handcuff the[…]
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