Martha Speaks for Shelters
The millions of kids who watch PBS’s “Martha Speaks” have an entertaining way to learn about the wonderful and critical[…]
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Supreme Court To Decide Whether Meatpackers Can Use Sick, Injured Animals in the Food Supply
The Humane Society of the United States and a coalition of animal welfare groups asked the United States Supreme Court[…]
Read moreAnimal Welfare Groups Call on Missouri Department of Agriculture to Abolish “Shelter Adoption Tax”
Under proposed regulations, animal shelters and rescue groups would have to pay a punishing tax for each dog or cat[…]
Read moreGroups Sue Obama Administration for Scrapping Stronger Ozone Standards
Public health and conservation groups are filing a lawsuit against the Obama Administration for rejecting stronger ozone standards that scientists say[…]
Read moreNAACP Saddened By the Loss of Civil Rights Activist and Legal Scholar Derrick Bell
The NAACP mourns the loss of Derrick Bell, a renowned civil rights activist and legal scholar. He passed away in[…]
Read moreHRC Applauds Ability of Chaplains to Voluntarily Perform Same-Sex Weddings
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) praised the Pentagon’s decision to allow military chaplains to perform wedding ceremonies in states where[…]
Read moreSierra Club Releases Clean Water Voting Record
The Sierra Club released a clean water voting record for the U.S. House of Representatives, in time for an expected floor[…]
Read moreShareholder Proposal Takes Aim at Domino’s Pepperoni Pizza for Animal Cruelty
The Humane Society of the United States submitted a shareholder resolution asking Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino’s Pizza to report to[…]
Read moreRyan Reynolds Dishes on “The Whale”
Executive producer talks to The HSUS about his documentary about an orca named Luna Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds talks exclusively[…]
Read moreNational Urban League Helping Mortgage Scam Victims
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The thought of my home being taken away is consuming, I[…]
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