Spring: The Saddest Season for Animal Shelters
By Lindsay Pollard-Post For most of us, the unusually warm spring that much of the country is experiencing is a[…]
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New York Stops Proliferation of Live Animal Slaughter Markets
The Humane Society of the United States, on behalf of its more than 800,000 supporters in New York, applauds Gov.[…]
Read moreCoalition Acts to Protect Virginia Rivers and Streams from Mining Pollution
On May 3rd a coalition of groups took action to stop A&G Coal Corporation from polluting local waterways. Water monitoring conducted[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society of the United States Responds to Maryland Court of Appeals’ Decision Regarding Pit Bull Dogs
The Humane Society of the United States will work with Maryland dog advocates and members of the legislature to develop[…]
Read moreNAACP Calls on Congress to Expedite Legislation Ending Racial Profiling By Law Enforcement
The NAACP reiterated its call for Congress to take strong, decisive action to end racial profiling by law enforcement. “Most[…]
Read moreGroups Act to Block Largest Coal Plants Ever Approved by DOI in Powder River Basin
Safeguarding the climate, WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club filed suit against the U.S. Department of Interior over one of the[…]
Read moreReturn of Powerful Exotic Animals to Private Ownership in Zanesville Underscores Need for Ohio House to Pass Dangerous Wild Animal Measure
Karen Minton, Ohio state director for The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in response to[…]
Read moreNAACP Lauds EEOC on Updated Criminal Background Check Policy
The NAACP applauded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for updating a 25-year-old guidance on criminal background checks. The new[…]
Read moreUS Banks Risk Public Health and Climate by Financing Coal
Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club released the Coal Finance Report Card 2012, their third annual ranking of the[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on Romney Spokesman Resignation
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement in response to the resignation of Richard Grennell, Mitt Romney’s openly[…]
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