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29 Jan 2021, 12:17 pm
Shooting fish in a barrel: U.S. canned hunting industry offers ‘menus’ of rare animals for a thrill kill kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 01/29/2021 - 20:17 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The canned hunting industry is often associated with countries like South Africa, where wealthy trophy hunters can pick out and shoot captive-bred lions in enclosures for a hefty price tag. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 12:46 pm
American Kennel Club opposed 450+ bills designed to help dogs kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 06/30/2023 - 19:46 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block New research conducted by our Stop Puppy Mills campaign reveals that the American Kennel Club, a purebred dog registry organization that used to call itself “the dog’s champion,” has opposed more than 450 bills that aimed to help pups since 2008. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 12:34 pm
As scandals in horse racing escalate, trainers join calls for reform kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 03/20/2020 - 19:34 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The recent indictment of more than two dozen people, including racehorse trainers and veterinarians, in a widespread doping scandal has turned a red-hot spotlight on the horseracing industry. [read post]
24 Aug 2023, 1:17 pm
Alleged monkey conspiracy at Inotiv highlights need to end animal testing kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 08/24/2023 - 20:17 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The hurt and harm of animal testing can extend beyond what happens in laboratories, as a new scandal concerning one major animal testing company’s acquisition of monkeys shows. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 2:15 pm
USDA permanently revokes license of breeder where our Animal Rescue Team saved 110 cats kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 02/22/2024 - 22:15 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last fall, our Animal Rescue Team worked with authorities in Virginia to help remove 110 cats from a U.S. [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 9:32 am
Putting an end to lion trophy hunting in memory of Cecil kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 06/29/2020 - 16:32 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The killing of Cecil the lion five years ago this week by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe triggered worldwide outrage. [read post]
22 Jan 2025, 1:23 am
Undercover investigation of Nevada pet stores reveals truth behind puppy’s death kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 01/22/2025 - 09:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a pet store’s back room, a tiny brown-and-white Havanese puppy was vomiting and lethargic—and left entirely alone in a pen. [read post]
16 Jan 2025, 2:02 pm
With enforcement, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act will show its teeth kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 01/16/2025 - 22:02 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With allies and supporters, we have been doing all that we can to keep more sharks swimming safely in oceans all over the world. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 11:58 am
Newly released footage confirms the Joe Exotic we know kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/08/2020 - 18:58 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’ve known “Joe Exotic” [Joe Schreibvogel) for a long while, and we know him well. [read post]
20 Mar 2023, 8:13 am
Puppy Protection Act brings hope for dogs languishing in puppy mills kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 03/20/2023 - 15:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In West Point, Iowa, a large-scale, commercial breeding facility called the Stonehenge Kennel contains more than 800 dogs. [read post]
29 Sep 2020, 5:11 pm
Congress takes steps to curb pandemics and puppy mills during a busy day on Capitol Hill yesterday kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 09/30/2020 - 00:11 Yesterday was a big day on Capitol Hill for animals with the Preventing Future Pandemics Act introduced in the House and the Senate, and the Puppy Protection Act introduced in the Senate. [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 11:46 am
Another right whale on the ropes: entanglement means extinction kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 10/19/2020 - 18:46 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Our National Marine Fisheries Service, slow to take action, really shouldn’t need a prompt about the fierce urgency of now when it comes to protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 9:36 am
From “pet” cougars to flooding victims, animal rescue requires preparation kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 08/31/2021 - 16:36 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block On Sunday, Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. [read post]
14 Dec 2023, 11:06 am
We are one year closer to a fur-free future, thanks to progress in 2023 kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/14/2023 - 19:06 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It is the height of absurdity that, in 2023, animals continue to be born to be killed and skinned for a coat trim or a pom-pom on a hat. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 12:32 pm
Breaking: US House passes amendments to transportation bill containing big wins for animals kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/30/2021 - 19:32 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Horses and wildlife across the country landed the bid for support that they deserve now that the House of Representatives just passed important animal welfare amendments in its transportation bill—the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684)—which will be part of Congress’ infrastructure… [read post]
8 Oct 2021, 10:34 am
Massive win for migratory birds as much-needed protection gets restored kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 10/08/2021 - 17:34 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block North American bird populations have declined by three billion birds since 1970, which is just one of the reasons why the Migratory Bird Treaty Act has been such an important source of protection for birds for decades. [read post]
9 Mar 2020, 1:59 pm
BREAKING NEWS: Racehorse trainers, veterinarians charged in widespread doping scandal kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 03/09/2020 - 20:59 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen racehorse trainers, veterinarians and drug dealers in a “widespread, corrupt” scheme to dope horses to push them beyond their limits, increase profits and cheat the betting public. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 7:54 am
HSUS, allies sue Trump administration for delisting wolves kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 01/14/2021 - 15:54 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In October last year, the Trump administration stripped federal protections for wolves, giving state managers in the lower 48 states the ability to greenlight trophy hunting and trapping seasons on these animals. [read post]
11 Oct 2023, 2:26 am
California passes law to expand use of non-animal alternatives in testing labs kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 10/11/2023 - 09:26 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Fewer animals will suffer in experiments in California laboratories thanks to a bill sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 9:13 am
HSUS poll shows most residents support outlawing such tests kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/07/2021 - 16:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block As a bill to outlaw chemical tests on dogs that are not required by law advances in California, we are releasing a new poll today that shows overwhelming support among the state’s residents for ending such procedures. [read post]
