HRC Statement on Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization commended Rep. Adam[…]
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The HSUS Supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Proposed Rule to Protect Pets on Planes
The Humane Society of the United States praises the U.S. Department of Transportation for proposing to strengthen regulations regarding the[…]
Read moreNAACP Calls Contempt Charge Against Attorney General Eric Holder “A Divisive Political Maneuver”
“Today’s contempt vote was a divisive political maneuver that does nothing to advance justice,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin[…]
Read moreThe Humane Society of the United States Issues Statement on Need for Regulation of Exotic Pets After Snake is Discovered Roaming in a Malden, Mass., Neighborhood
The Humane Society of the United States is issuing the following statement in response to news reports that a red-tailed[…]
Read moreNAACP Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Key Provisions of Affordable Care Act
The NAACP has released the following statement from NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision[…]
Read moreDominoes Continue to Fall on Discriminatory DOMA
In yet another blow to the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal court in New York ruled the[…]
Read moreRhode Island Enacts Legislation to Prohibit Extreme Confinement Crates for Pigs and Calves and the Routine Docking of Cows’ Tails
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and state lawmakers for enacting S.2191/H.7180, legislation[…]
Read moreThe HSUS and Born Free USA Applaud the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for Advancing the Captive Primate Safety Act
The Humane Society of the United States and Born Free USA applaud the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee[…]
Read moreNAACP Outraged by Supreme Court’s Decision on Unlimited Corporate Spending
The NAACP has released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Montana’s longstanding state law restricting corporate[…]
Read moreAnimal Protection Groups Welcome Enactment of Law Banning Cruel Force-Feeding of Ducks
Animal protection organizations are welcoming the implementation of California’s long-awaited law — enacted more than seven years ago — banning[…]
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