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11 May 2020, 2:15 pm
BLM report to Congress on wild horses and burros falls short on fertility control kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 05/11/2020 - 21:15 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block America’s wild horses and burros are in crisis and unless the Bureau of Land Management revamps its program to manage these animals in a non-lethal and sustainable manner, as Congress has directed it to do, the gridlock surrounding the program will continue to prevent progress. [read post]
26 May 2022, 11:50 am
Our Taking Action for Animals conference returns to inform and inspire grassroots activism kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/26/2022 - 18:50 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson When you’re a passionate animal welfare advocate, you might sometimes feel like a bit of an outsider. [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]
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]
11 Aug 2020, 9:23 am
Shaking it up for sharks in 2020 kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 08/11/2020 - 16:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’ve never cared for the cheap, lurid television programming tied to Shark Week, preferring to join with other groups and media outlets in a celebration of this apex species found in all of the world’s oceans and even sometimes in rivers. [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 10:53 am
2023: A truly historic year in our work for farm animals kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 12/12/2023 - 18:53 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block May 11, 2023, stands out as historic for animal protection: On that day, the U.S. [read post]
21 Oct 2024, 11:14 am
What it takes to save animals in the aftermath of disasters kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 10/21/2024 - 18:14 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In recent weeks, our organization has answered the call to help animals and people displaced by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the United States and Hurricane John in Mexico, as well as disasters in India, Viet Nam, Nepal and Ecuador, where we have sent team members or funds to help local organizations. [read post]
29 Nov 2024, 2:15 am
kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 11/29/2024 - 10:15 By Kathleen Conlee Earlier this month, 43 monkeys escaped Alpha Genesis, a monkey breeding facility in South Carolina that supplies animal testing labs. [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]
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]
17 Jul 2020, 3:12 am
Presidential candidate profile: Donald Trump kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 07/17/2020 - 10:12 At the HSLF, we’ve consistently pressed presidential contenders and others running for office to present their ideas and their records to us up front, so that we can evaluate their commitments and actions in support of animal protection, and if warranted, endorse their candidacies. [read post]
23 Jul 2024, 12:40 pm
Solidarity at D.C. animal advocacy conference shows the power of our cause kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 07/23/2024 - 19:40 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block This past weekend we held our Taking Action for Animals conference just outside of Washington, D.C., with over 450 advocates who came from all over the country to attend. [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]
21 Dec 2020, 3:07 pm
Breaking news: Congress’s omnibus package includes big wins for animals kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 12/21/2020 - 23:07 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The appropriations bill and accompanying coronavirus relief/stimulus package for fiscal year 2021 now advancing through Congress will bring critical and much-needed support to millions of Americans. [read post]
2 Feb 2021, 10:58 am
kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 02/02/2021 - 18:58 Tom Vilsack’s confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Agriculture was today. [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]
2 Aug 2024, 7:53 am
It doesn’t have to be this way. kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 08/02/2024 - 14:53 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Some threats facing animals can seem so gargantuan as to be just part of the status quo—but we are determined to change the systemic injustices that harm countless animals. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 10:20 am
Here’s why pork is the new veal kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 01/31/2023 - 18:20 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Starting in the 1980s, people all over the world began to feel disgusted by veal, when the treatment of baby cows was exposed: Veal was produced by separating baby cows from their mothers and raising them in tiny crates where they could barely move. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 8:21 am
kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/21/2023 - 21:05 Each year, the Humane Society Legislative Fund reflects on the progress in animal protection made at the state and federal levels on animal protection through their federal and state scorecards. [read post]
20 Dec 2022, 4:02 pm
2022 was a winning year in our fight to stop puppy mills kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 12/21/2022 - 00:02 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block If you’ve been following our advocacy for dogs and cats in puppy and kitten mills, you already know that these mega-breeding facilities treat dog and cat mothers and fathers like moneymaking machines with little to no regard for their health or well-being. [read post]
