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31 Aug 2023, 1:23 pm
Mistreated exotic animals highlight the need for ‘Better CARE’ law kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 08/31/2023 - 20:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The mistreatment of animals is a matter of injustice, and so it’s only fitting that the U.S. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 8:56 am
Supreme Court just heard arguments in historic case for animals kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 10/11/2022 - 15:56 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today the U.S. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 7:38 am
As Biden delivers State of the Union address, we’re urging 6 priorities for animals kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 02/06/2023 - 15:38 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech marks a midway point in his term, and for us, an opportunity to assess the administration’s animal protection priorities. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 12:42 pm
Wolves in the Northern Rockies move closer to getting protections they desperately need kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 09/22/2021 - 19:42 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Wolves in the Northern Rockies may warrant federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. [read post]
25 Sep 2024, 1:40 am
How one dog’s tragic plight led to the Animal Welfare Act kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 09/25/2024 - 08:40 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Pepper was a beloved dalmatian living on a family’s farm in Pennsylvania until June 1965, when she suddenly vanished. [read post]
16 Sep 2024, 6:35 am
“As a U.S. senator and as New Hampshire’s attorney general, Kelly Ayotte has been an advocate for animals, and a leader on particularly complex issues,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
24 Feb 2021, 12:05 pm
'Pet' Tiger rescued from freezing San Antonio gets forever home at Black Beauty Ranch kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 02/24/2021 - 20:05 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The freeze in Texas this month turned up a surprise for authorities in Bexar County as they scrambled to get people and pets out of harm’s way: a tiger cub wearing a harness and living as a “pet” outdoors. [read post]
9 Nov 2021, 12:35 am
Breaking: New lawsuit aims to save leopards from American trophy hunters kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 11/09/2021 - 08:35 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block African leopards are magnificently powerful animals who can take down prey animals ten times their size. [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 8:41 am
Endangered Species Act proposal would be a win for elephants kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 11/18/2022 - 16:41 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There’s a golden opportunity to help protect African elephants now that the U.S. [read post]
19 Aug 2024, 11:22 am
News outlets are driving change by exposing systemic animal cruelty kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 08/19/2024 - 18:22 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Earlier this month, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlighted our society’s moral inconsistency when it comes to animals we keep as pets and love as family members, like dogs, and the animals kept and killed for food, like pigs. [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 11:58 am
Man charged in leopard mauling incident is a notorious backyard breeder of primates kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 11/03/2020 - 19:58 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A backyard breeder of primates who has been on our radar for years was in the news this week for an incident that defies all common sense. [read post]
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]
21 Apr 2021, 12:02 pm
Bill to ban dangerous wild animals as pets advances in Nevada kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/21/2021 - 19:02 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Nevada, one of the last remaining states without a ban on the ownership of exotic wild animals as pets, is now moving to pass a law to do exactly that. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 11:12 am
As pandemic continues and spotlight shines on animal-human transmission, House members reintroduce bill to end U.S. trade in wild animals for food and other products kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 01/04/2021 - 19:12 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, the urgency around preventing similar disease outbreaks in future by addressing the public health risks posed by live wildlife markets is greater than ever. [read post]
26 Jun 2024, 12:20 pm
Supreme Court leaves Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act intact kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/26/2024 - 19:20 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a challenge to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2020 in an effort to better ensure the safety of horses used in racing in the U.S. [read post]
28 May 2020, 7:58 am
HSUS, HSLF urge federal consumer protection agency to crack down on Petland and other dishonest puppy sellers kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:58 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Pet stores like Petland and internet puppy sellers routinely deceive unsuspecting customers into buying animals who are bred in inhumane puppy mills and who could be sick or even dying. [read post]
2 Jun 2022, 8:11 am
Breaking: Lawsuit forces U.S. to rethink bird flu response kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 06/02/2022 - 15:11 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block When a strain of bird flu sweeps through factory farms, where birds are tightly confined, the current “solution” involves immense cruelty. [read post]
23 Jun 2021, 11:30 am
Death of chimp reveals tragic truth about primates kept as pets in America kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/23/2021 - 18:30 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Earlier this week, law enforcement officers from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s office in Oregon were called to a home because a pet chimpanzee attacked a woman who subsequently locked herself in a bedroom. [read post]
17 May 2023, 1:28 pm
There is simply no way to make horse slaughter humane kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 05/17/2023 - 20:28 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Horses are celebrated in America for their beauty and athleticism, yet they are also sometimes viewed as expendable commodities. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 12:54 pm
Beagles arrive on Capitol Hill in support of Better CARE for Animals Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 10/19/2023 - 19:54 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block This week, we had the pleasure of gathering with beagles and lawmakers on Capitol Hill to show our support for a promising new bill that would usher in a new era of animal protection at the federal level in the U.S. [read post]
