150 Dogs Rescued from North Carolina Puppy Mill
The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team and other area organizations were called in by Stokes County[…]
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Coalition Of Agriculture And Conservation Groups Call For Passage Of Farm Bill This Year Which Serves The West
Representatives of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Public Lands Council,[…]
Read moreHSUS and Humane Society International Get Top Marks from Charity Navigator
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International announced that they each have received four-star ratings (the[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement on South Carolina’s Decision to Sue DOJ Over Rejection of Voter ID Law
The NAACP has released the following statement from President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous regarding South Carolina’s decision to sue[…]
Read moreObama Budget Proposal a Big Net Plus for Environment
Environmental Defense Fund praised President Obama’s congressional budget request that would provide funding for sustainable fisheries and shift some of the[…]
Read moreBroad Coalition Launched to Repeal Federal So-Called “Defense of Marriage Act”
A robust coalition made up of civil rights, labor, progressive, faith, student, health, legal, women’s, and LGBT organizations announced support of[…]
Read moreUSDA Threatened with Suit if Court Order Not Followed Before Horse Slaughter Resumes
The Humane Society of the United States cautioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a letter that the agency must[…]
Read moreOctavia Spencer Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “I’m just going to live in this moment because it’s never[…]
Read more100 Coal Power Plants Set for Retirement, Clean Energy Sees Record Growth
On February 29th, the Sierra Club marked a major milestone in the transition to clean energy as the Fisk and[…]
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Agrees: California’s Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – praised the historic[…]
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