The HSUS Helps Kalamazoo County Seize 46 Dogs
The HSUS’s Animal Rescue Team, other groups rescue dogs from two suspected dogfighting operations The Humane Society of the[…]
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Ricky Gervais Raps Cosmetics Companies for Testing on Animals and Abandoning Ethics to Sell Products in China
Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais lashed out against cosmetics companies that put profit before compassion and test on animals to[…]
Read moreMarriage Equality to Be Included in Democratic Party Platform
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, applauded the Democratic[…]
Read moreNew Approach Promotes Pathways to Wood Biomass Sustainability
Producers of wood pellets in the United States will need to meet or exceed sustainability standards set by the European[…]
Read moreFormer FDA Veterinarian Calls for an End to Antibiotic Overuse in Animal Agriculture during Capitol Hill Briefing
Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH, a former deputy director for the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, led a Capitol Hill briefing[…]
Read moreMountaintop-Removal Coal Shipped Overseas at Alarming Rate While Locals Pay the Price
Edward Markey, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee released a report entitled “Our Pain, Their Gain”that exposes the[…]
Read moreThe HSUS Applauds U.S. Senate Committee for Advancing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for approving the Great[…]
Read moreRulings today by U.S. District Court and WV Environmental Quality Board Show Science is Clear on Dangers to Water from Surface Mining, EPA standards necessary
On July 31st, rulings were issued in both West Virginia and the U.S. District Court demonstrating the need for Environmental[…]
Read moreEDF Praises New Measures to Reduce Air Pollution from Cruise Ships and Tankers
August 1st was the first day of a historic clean air measure to reduce harmful air emissions from ocean-going ships. […]
Read moreCourt Decision Leaves EPA Air Safeguard in Place
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to uphold a clean air standard that limits dangerous[…]
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