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26 Oct 2020, 12:50 pm
Congress moves to strengthen fight against wildlife trafficking, trade in wild animals for food kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 10/26/2020 - 19:50 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The trade in live wild animals and their body parts threatens the survival of so many wildlife species, and it poses serious global security and public health risks. [read post]
22 Feb 2021, 11:20 am
Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey among states moving rapidly to end cosmetics testing kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 02/22/2021 - 19:20 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Cosmetics animal testing is on its way out the world over and U.S. states are rapidly moving in the direction of that trend. [read post]
Humane Society Legislative Fund endorses Rep. Sharice Davids for Kansas’s 3rd Congressional District
19 Jul 2022, 10:47 am
"Sharice Davids has worked tirelessly to protect the wildlife, companion animals, and natural beauty of the Sunflower State," said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 11:08 pm
Breaking: New threats to grizzlies, wolves and Endangered Species Act emerge in Congress kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 04/28/2023 - 06:08 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, the U.S. [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]
10 Sep 2020, 11:08 am
New poll shows overwhelming support in Tennessee for ending horse soring with the PAST Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 09/10/2020 - 18:08 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block More than 83% of Tennessee voters want Congress to end the terrible practice of soring walking horses and related breeds to win ribbons at competitions, a new Humane Society of the United States poll shows. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 2:52 pm
Indiana woman who shared videos of herself torturing, killing cats and dogs charged under federal PACT Act kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 07/20/2020 - 21:52 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block An Indiana woman, who shared images and videos on social media that showed her torturing and graphically killing cats and dogs by hanging and skinning them, has been charged under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a groundbreaking federal law we helped pass last year. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 9:56 am
Breaking news: Federal horse racing reform sprints ahead with key House committee vote kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 09/09/2020 - 16:56 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Legislation to reform horse racing is in full gallop in Congress, with bipartisan members of the House and Senate joining forces to end the reckless drugging of horses and improve the safety of the tracks on which they run. [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]
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]
30 Sep 2024, 8:19 am
House of Representatives,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
23 Sep 2024, 7:11 am
“Dave Min fought to protect animals from his seat in the California State Senate,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
27 Aug 2024, 1:03 pm
15 ‘Horrible Hundred’ puppy mills shut down or penalized so far this year kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 08/27/2024 - 20:03 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Since we first started publishing our Horrible Hundred report on problem puppy mills in 2013, at least 2,500 animals have been rescued from these bad breeders, and more than 250 puppy mills from our reports have closed. [read post]
12 Aug 2024, 9:20 pm
His commonsense legislative efforts have built a strong coalition advancing the fight for all animals,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [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]
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]
