Australian Court Orders Japan To Stop Whaling
Humane Society International applauded a landmark decision on January 15th from the Australian Federal Court that could save hundreds of[…]
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The HSUS Denounces FDA Approval Of Food Products From Cloned Farm Animals And Their Offspring
In a significant setback for animal welfare, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it will allow meat and milk[…]
Read moreThe Shameful Seven – The HSUS Ranks Seven States Without Felony Animal Cruelty Provisions
Even the hardest-hearted Americans accept that violent animal cruelty is a serious crime, and recent high-profile cases of animal cruelty[…]
Read moreChimpanzees Were Used Frivolously And Unnecessarily In Study On Salt And Blood Pressure According To The Humane Society Of The United States
An experiment conducted on 110 chimpanzees at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Bastrop, Texas examined the[…]
Read moreHurricane Recovery Legislation Would Give Katrina Survivors Permanent Shelter, Peace Of Mind
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League FEMA trailer parks seem to be providing the backdrop for growing mental[…]
Read moreConservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf-Killing Rule
Conservation groups are fighting a Bush administration plan that would allow the states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana to kill[…]
Read moreInvestigation Reveals Rampant Cruelty At Slaughter Plant
A shocking undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United States reveals widespread mistreatment of "downed" dairy cows Enviroshop[…]
Read moreRight Wing Bigots Return To 1980 HIV/AIDS Fear-Mongering Tactics
Based on a story on January 16th by the Reuters News Agency about a new strain of staph infection affecting[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Foundation Releases State Legislative Report For 2007
On January 28th, 2008 – the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released "Equality from State to State 2007," a comprehensive annual[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Urges Participation In Diversity Initiative
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, highlighted a nationwide survey,[…]
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