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17 May 2024, 9:43 am
“The National Pork Producers Council and key Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee claim to want to do the right thing by farmers and pork producers, but their misrepresentations concerning Proposition 12 and similar laws passed in 14 other states will harm small farmers and independent major producers around the country who have willingly and successfully transitioned to the new standards to meet consumer demand,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane… [read post]
15 May 2024, 1:56 pm
We’re calling on the FDA to save animals by modernizing drug testing kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 05/15/2024 - 20:56 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In an era defined by scientific and technological innovation, testing drugs on dogs, rats, monkeys and other animals is not only becoming increasingly outdated but causes immense animal suffering. [read post]
14 May 2024, 8:57 am
Noem’s puppy-killing scandal reveals about us all kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:57 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Every now and then an individual animal’s story captures worldwide attention and brings the pains and paradoxes of our relationship to other species into stark relief. [read post]
10 May 2024, 7:13 am
kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 05/10/2024 - 14:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We now know for certain that the Farm Bill to be considered by the U.S. [read post]
9 May 2024, 7:53 am
What you need to know about new dog import rule that bans puppies coming into the U.S. kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/09/2024 - 14:53 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A soldier seeking to bring home a dog they’d befriended while serving abroad. [read post]
2 May 2024, 9:13 am
Chimps await sanctuary, while NIH still refuses to move them despite judge’s ruling kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/02/2024 - 16:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Despite a recent court ruling and the animal welfare benefits of sanctuary retirement, media reports indicate the National Institutes of Health is still refusing to allow 26 chimpanzees warehoused in a government laboratory in New Mexico to spend the rest of their lives at Chimp Haven. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 12:38 pm
Breaking: In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 04/29/2024 - 19:38 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block From the perspective of public policy, there are certain cruelties that seem to hang around forever, even when their depravity is abundantly evident, defying―in a way―the political equivalent of gravity. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:44 am
I can't, and neither could numerous equine and veterinary organizations and the lead sponsors of the PAST Act,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:27 am
Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to Governor Noem’s comments with the following statement: “Governor Kristi Noem has missed the point. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 7:35 am
Breaking: ‘Horrible Hundred’ report exposes American Kennel Club as complicit in puppy mills kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 04/29/2024 - 14:35 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Some of the findings of our latest Horrible Hundred report sound like scenes from horror films. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 6:54 pm
Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to the revelations with the following statement: “There is no redeeming takeaway from a story about the ending of these animals’ lives, including a juvenile dog who was the family pet. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 5:04 pm
“Accepting horse deaths as just part of racing is not only morally bankrupt but also a business model doomed to fail,” states Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 9:41 am
Elephant’s brief escape from circus in Montana underscores the urgency to end animal acts kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 04/18/2024 - 16:41 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Earlier this week, an elderly captive elephant named Viola escaped from a circus in Butte, Montana. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 9:29 am
Our fight against expanded use of monkeys in research heats up kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/17/2024 - 16:29 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’re pushing back hard against plans to fund expanded reliance on monkeys in experiments in the U.S., plans that would see even more of these intelligent, curious animals used in outdated and unreliable tests, often at taxpayer expense. [read post]
10 Apr 2024, 11:12 am
Having lost in the highest court of the land, the defenders of cruel intensive confinement of pigs and other animals are now pushing reckless language which strives to invalidate Proposition 12 and other laws regulating sales of products within individual states,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 11:35 am
Horrific wolf killing in Wyoming shows urgent need for increased protections kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 04/09/2024 - 18:35 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, reports surfaced that a man in Wyoming allegedly ran down a wolf with a snowmobile. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 2:03 am
Breaking: We’re going to court to fight for wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:03 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, with our allies, we sued the U.S. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 10:26 am
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections for African elephants kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 03/29/2024 - 17:26 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, the U.S. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 10:36 pm
Fish and Wildlife Service has been allowing African elephant imports without current population data, transparency or effective oversight,” said Sara Amundson, president of Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 11:02 am
As hippos disappear, U.S. drags its feet on endangered species protections kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 03/28/2024 - 18:02 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson So much of our work to give imperiled animals the protections they deserve is a long game, and we’ve been going to the proverbial bat to preserve the hippopotamus for years. [read post]
