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4 Mar 2024, 11:13 am
How animals would be impacted by U.S. federal funding package kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 03/04/2024 - 19:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Ahead of a looming U.S. government shutdown, congressional leaders have unveiled the first of two packages of bills to keep federal government funded through September 30 (the end of fiscal year 2024). [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 1:23 pm
Illinois bans unnecessary toxicity tests on dogs and cats kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 07/05/2023 - 20:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Dogs and cats in Illinois laboratories will be saved from painful and outdated toxicity testing thanks to a first-of-its-kind law signed by Gov. [read post]
28 Nov 2023, 7:50 pm
This deadly horse racing season signals urgent need for zero-tolerance anti-doping and track safety policies kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:50 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block 2023 could have been a watershed year for the welfare of racehorses in the U.S. with the historic implementation of national racetrack safety and anti-doping programs. [read post]
16 Sep 2020, 2:09 pm
Senator attacks states' efforts to end ivory trafficking, but progress continues on many fronts kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:09 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Since 2017, U.S. [read post]
17 Nov 2024, 5:06 pm
Undercover investigation reveals stressed wild animals trapped in shopping mall petting zoos kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 11/18/2024 - 01:06 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Keeping wild animals in small, bare cages inside a retail shopping mall is absurd and abhorrently cruel. [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]
21 Aug 2024, 3:14 pm
Presidential Candidate Profile: Kamala Harris’ record on animal protection kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 08/21/2024 - 22:14 With the 2024 Democratic National Convention wrapping up in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris is now officially the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. [read post]
6 Nov 2024, 6:32 am
Animals impacted by election results at every level kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 11/06/2024 - 14:32 In every election, animal protection is on the ballot. [read post]
17 Nov 2024, 4:10 pm
Undercover investigations at two SeaQuest locations reveal abused animals with no access to light or fresh air, dangerous encounters, roach infestations kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 11/18/2024 - 00:10 WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2024)—An undercover investigator for the Humane Society of the United States worked at SeaQuest locations in Fort Worth, Texas, for 28 days and in Las Vegas for 20 days during the summer of 2024. [read post]
9 May 2022, 9:23 am
Tenth annual Horrible Hundred report shows progress, continuing problems with puppy mills kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 05/09/2022 - 16:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Duchess is a Havanese with a wardrobe of tiny, colorful dresses. [read post]
20 Jul 2022, 2:49 pm
House delivers big on animal protection appropriations for FY23 kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 07/20/2022 - 21:49 Today’s approval by the U.S. [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 8:09 am
kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 01/29/2021 - 16:09 With our final 2020 Humane Scorecard now online, we invite you to check out how your federal legislators stood on a range of key issues. [read post]
21 May 2021, 8:40 am
How special interest groups are destroying the gray wolf kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 05/21/2021 - 15:40 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Gray wolves used to thrive in most states in the U.S. and across Europe. [read post]
25 Jun 2024, 6:22 am
Inside Alaska’s scapegoat killing of grizzly bears kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 06/25/2024 - 13:22 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Under the guise of conservation, Alaska wildlife officials have recently killed 175 grizzly bears, including at least 20 cubs, as well as 19 wolves and five black bears. [read post]
14 Jun 2024, 1:23 am
USDA Secretary’s support for factory farming cruelty is an insult to animals and voters kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 06/14/2024 - 08:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In the most important farm animal welfare debate of the 21st century so far―the U.S. [read post]
16 Jun 2021, 6:46 am
Infamous trophy hunt shows what happens when gray wolves are stripped of protections kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/16/2021 - 13:46 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In February, 1,500 trophy hunters took to the frigid woods of Wisconsin, armed with guns, traps, neck snares and packs of hounds, in what would be Wisconsin’s first wolf hunt in seven years. [read post]
7 Jul 2020, 7:52 am
House subcommittees boost funds for key animal protection measures on wildlife trafficking, slaughterhouse kill speeds and horse soring and slaughter kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 07/07/2020 - 14:52 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Congress has begun its annual process of funding federal departments, agencies and programs, and last night two House subcommittees voted to include several crucial provisions benefiting animals in their FY2021 appropriations bills. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 10:20 am
Right whales are now 'critically endangered' — just a step away from extinction kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 07/10/2020 - 17:20 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In late June, the body of a dead North Atlantic right whale calf was found floating off the coast of New Jersey—a victim of two boat strikes, according to a preliminary analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [read post]
30 Oct 2024, 12:05 pm
Nearly 5,000 farms across 39 states support Prop 12’s animal welfare standards kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 10/30/2024 - 19:05 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In the battle over farm animal welfare standards playing out in Congress, a number of producers associated with the National Pork Producers Council have made misleading claims about the effects Proposition 12 and other state-level public health and animal welfare laws have on family farmers. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 1:05 am
How we work to save animals (part 2): Yes, there should be a law kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 08/05/2022 - 08:05 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Note: This blog is part of a series highlighting how the Humane Society family of organizations fight—and win—for animals. [read post]
