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4 May 2020, 8:12 am
HSUS, HSLF and partners urge Congress to end higher killing speeds at slaughterhouses kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 05/04/2020 - 15:12 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In recent weeks, even as slaughterhouses have emerged as hotspots for the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has been quietly issuing record numbers of waivers for them to kill animals at higher speeds. [read post]
12 Apr 2021, 9:48 am
Slow pace of state and federal inspections during pandemic makes things worse for dogs in puppy mills kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 04/12/2021 - 16:48 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block State and federal inspections of puppy mills have been scaled back or, in some cases, have ground to a halt during the pandemic. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 7:45 am
PREPARED Act would ensure safety of animals in puppy mills, roadside zoos during disasters kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 02/26/2021 - 15:45 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The devastation wrought by the recent deep freeze in Texas is a stark reminder of the urgent need for disaster planning that includes tens of thousands of animals in puppy mills, roadside zoos and other enterprises. [read post]
6 Dec 2022, 1:56 pm
Senate passes the Big Cat Public Safety Act kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 12/06/2022 - 21:56 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a major advance in our long fight against the abuse of captive big cats, the U.S. [read post]
25 Aug 2022, 2:50 am
Putting the ‘USDA Organic’ label on a stronger animal welfare path kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 08/25/2022 - 09:50 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The U.S. [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 8:18 am
Mink fur production drops to historic all-time low in the US kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 07/28/2021 - 15:18 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Every year, the U.S. [read post]
24 May 2022, 3:31 pm
Two bills with more than 200 cosponsors each, and overwhelming bipartisan support, should be on the fast track to passage in this Congress,” said Sara Amundson, president of Humane Society Legislative Fund. [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]
29 Apr 2024, 10:44 am
I can't, and neither could numerous equine and veterinary organizations and the lead sponsors of the PAST Act,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 12:03 pm
Roadside zoo owner Doc Antle charged with animal cruelty, wildlife trafficking kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 10/09/2020 - 19:03 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Doc Antle, a notorious roadside zoo owner who has been on our radar for years, has been indicted on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges in Virginia. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 1:19 pm
Sweden suspends mink farming kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 01/27/2021 - 21:19 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block One more nation, Sweden, announced today that it will suspend all mink fur farming this year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and its mutations. [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]
26 Mar 2020, 9:01 am
In new role at the USFWS, trophy hunters’ lawyer will guide U.S. global policy on wildlife kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 03/26/2020 - 16:01 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The Trump administration’s course on wildlife policy, riddled with handouts to trophy hunters, took another wrong turn last week with the hiring of Anna Seidman, a litigator for Safari Club International, to head a key office of the U.S. [read post]
20 Jun 2024, 11:54 am
kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 06/20/2024 - 18:54 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We all make decisions every day that impact animals, from the food we eat to the products we purchase to our entertainment choices. [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]
2 May 2024, 9:13 am
Chimps await sanctuary, while NIH still refuses to move them despite judge’s ruling kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/02/2024 - 16:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Despite a recent court ruling and the animal welfare benefits of sanctuary retirement, media reports indicate the National Institutes of Health is still refusing to allow 26 chimpanzees warehoused in a government laboratory in New Mexico to spend the rest of their lives at Chimp Haven. [read post]
24 Sep 2021, 6:12 am
House takes a bite out of live wildlife markets, wildlife trade with amendments to National Defense Authorization Act kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 09/24/2021 - 13:12 By Sara Amundson This nation cannot move fast enough to reduce the pandemic threats associated with live wildlife markets and the trade in live wildlife. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 10:41 am
Congress kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 06/15/2023 - 17:41 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block This year has already been historic for animals, as the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of upholding the strongest farm animal protection law in the country, California’s Proposition 12. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 1:00 pm
Good riddance to Steve King: Iowa primary voters dump U.S. congressman who supported horse slaughter, dogfighting and factory farming kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/03/2020 - 20:00 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There is perhaps no one in the recent history of Congress who, during his term in office, has attempted to wreak more havoc on animals than Steve King. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 1:27 pm
China’s recognition of dogs as companion animals bodes well for its animal welfare future kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 04/10/2020 - 20:27 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There is unprecedented focus on the challenges of animal welfare in China in the wake of COVID -19. [read post]
