NAACP Commends President Obama’s Initiative on Education Excellence for African Americans
The NAACP has released the following statement regarding the President Obama’s announcement that he will sign an executive order creating[…]
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Investigation: Illegal Sale of Domestic Dog Fur
Following a two-year investigation, The Humane Society of the United States is revealing that a New York City business, Unique[…]
Read morePoll Reveals Americans Oppose Keeping Orcas in Captivity for Public Display
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, together with The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute,[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on Boy Scouts’ Refusal to Revisit Anti-Gay Policy
Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America today affirmed their ban on gay scouts and leaders after conducting a secret[…]
Read moreA Quarter Million People Urge Tyson Foods to Reject Controversial Pig Gestation Crates
Through online petitions created by The Humane Society of the United States and consumer advocacy organization SumOfUs, a quarter million[…]
Read moreHRC Protests Chick-fil-A Food Truck
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization – staged a protest[…]
Read moreCostco Calls on Pork Suppliers to Eliminate Controversial Pig Gestation Crates within 10 Years
The Humane Society of the United States welcomes the announcement by Costco—the nation’s second-largest food retailer—that the chain is calling[…]
Read moreLife Expectancy Gap Between Blacks and Whites Narrows to All-Time Low
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Understanding the causes of black-white differences in mortality has important consequences[…]
Read moreKansas Pig Farm Fire Highlights Dangers of National Pork Producers Council Position Against Requiring Sprinklers in Factory Farms
A fire which killed an estimated 2,000 pigs in Benton, Kan. is a tragedy that could have been prevented or[…]
Read moreGeneral Mills Gets Huge Outpouring of Support for Marriage Equality Stance
A petition in support of Minnesota-based Fortune 500 Company General Mills by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian,[…]
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