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9 Mar 2022, 5:08 pm
Animal-friendly appropriations in Congress bring good news for all kinds of animals kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 03/10/2022 - 01:08 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Humane advocates often look to the passage of animal-friendly legislation as the strongest measure of progress in our work at the federal level, and clearly, good laws are important. [read post]
2 Mar 2022, 11:40 am
As President Biden addresses the state of the union, we continue to push for progress for animals kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 03/02/2022 - 19:40 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block During his years in the Senate, now-President Joe Biden supported dozens of animal welfare measures, including legislation to require dolphin-safe labeling on tuna, stop canned hunts, annually prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to fund federal inspection and approval of meat at horse… [read post]
28 Feb 2022, 5:18 pm
Visit us on all our channels: on the web at hslf.org, on our blog at hslf.org/blog, on Facebook at facebook.com/humanelegislation and on Twitter at twitter.com/HSLegFund. [read post]
23 Feb 2022, 11:57 am
Kentucky Derby winner’s disqualification highlights ongoing need for horse racing reform kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 02/23/2022 - 19:57 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The regulatory system in horse racing has been broken for years, and public confidence in the sport continues to wane. [read post]
11 Feb 2022, 2:16 pm
Federal judge restores critical protections for many gray wolves, ending states’ cruel and irresponsible management kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 02/11/2022 - 22:16 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Wolves across most of the continental United States must have Endangered Species Act protections restored, a federal judge ruled yesterday, effectively prohibiting trophy hunting of the species across most of the country. [read post]
10 Feb 2022, 12:37 pm
Breaking: Federal judge restores protections for wolves kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 02/10/2022 - 20:37 Breaking: Federal judge restores protections for wolves The decision halts the war on wolves in 45 states WASHINGTON (February 10, 2022)— Today, a federal judge overturned the U.S. [read post]
9 Feb 2022, 3:18 am
kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 02/09/2022 - 11:18 Accountability is critical to our work. [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 10:06 am
Key wildlife priorities advance in the House kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 02/04/2022 - 18:06 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It is the dream of a better world for animals that inspires our work, but it is action that will get us there, and that’s what made Friday’s events on the floor of the U.S. [read post]
27 Jan 2022, 3:49 am
To save wolves, the US government must act now kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 01/27/2022 - 11:49 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We are fighting hard right now for wolves with legal petitions, lawsuits and lobbying pressure designed to protect this most besieged wildlife species. [read post]
20 Jan 2022, 3:18 am
Trophy hunters celebrate their kills in Las Vegas despite overwhelming public opposition kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 01/20/2022 - 11:18 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A new poll shows that more than 75% of Americans oppose trophy hunting, and 82% oppose the trophy hunting and import of African lions and elephants, both listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. [read post]
11 Jan 2022, 1:47 pm
Tiger King takeaway: It’s time to end big cat breeding and trafficking kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 01/11/2022 - 21:47 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The original “Tiger King” Netflix series was a pandemic phenomenon with a train-wreck fascination for millions of viewers and a whole cast of unsavory characters. [read post]
30 Dec 2021, 3:07 am
How wild animals won against trophy hunters in 2021 kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/30/2021 - 11:07 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Every year that passes sees hundreds of thousands of wild animals in the U.S. and around the world killed by trophy hunters, whose main motivation is to display whole animals or their body parts for bragging rights. [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 2:50 am
Major progress for animals in laboratories in 2021 signals a more humane future kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 12/29/2021 - 10:50 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The world is moving toward a future dominated by sophisticated methods that use human cells, tissues and organs, 3D printing, robotics, computer models and other technologies to create approaches to testing and research that do not rely on animals. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 8:20 am
kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 12/21/2021 - 23:05 For a number of years now, with the primary goal of advancing federal animal protection legislation, the Humane Society Legislative Fund has published the Humane Scorecard to track the relevant votes, co-sponsorships, and other actions of federal lawmakers. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 8:20 am
kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 12/21/2021 - 22:58 For a number of years now, with the primary goal of advancing federal animal protection legislation, the Humane Society Legislative Fund has published the Humane Scorecard to track the relevant votes, co-sponsorships, and other actions of federal lawmakers. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 11:40 am
The animal protection agenda we moved in 2021, and how we did it. kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 12/20/2021 - 19:40 On the surface, perhaps, the most important legislative packages approved in the U.S. [read post]
15 Dec 2021, 12:13 pm
Puppy mills slammed with major setbacks in 2021, spelling a brighter future for dogs kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 12/15/2021 - 20:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It’s no secret that puppy and kitten mills treat dog and cat mothers and fathers like moneymaking machines, bred over and over with little to no regard for their health or well-being. [read post]
9 Dec 2021, 9:30 am
It’s time for the US to end cosmetics testing on animals kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/09/2021 - 17:30 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There is simply no reason to force guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and rats to undergo painful new chemical tests for cosmetic products like shampoo and mascara when better science allows for non-animal testing methods that are more relevant to human safety. [read post]
9 Dec 2021, 2:57 am
Humane groups and cosmetics trade association join together to support bipartisan Humane Cosmetics Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/09/2021 - 10:57 Humane groups and cosmetics trade association join together to support bipartisan Humane Cosmetics Act WASHINGTON (December 9, 2021)—The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Personal Care Products Council issued the following joint statement today on the introduction of the… [read post]
6 Dec 2021, 9:41 am
Remembering Robert Dole, a stalwart advocate for animals in American life kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 12/06/2021 - 17:41 For animal advocates, the passing of Senator Robert Dole is an occasion not just for remembrance but for plain and pure gratitude. [read post]
