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18 Nov 2021, 10:16 am
Infrastructure package includes historic wins for wild animals and biodiversity kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 11/18/2021 - 18:16 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson There are few among us who have not been saddened by the demoralizing sight of animals along our roads who have died in vehicle collisions. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 3:32 pm
The killing of Takaya, Canada's famous lone wolf, highlights urgent need to outlaw trophy hunting kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 03/30/2020 - 22:32 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The killing last week of Takaya, the lone wolf of Canada’s Discovery Island whose story of survival and resilience captivated people around the globe, is a grim reminder of the uphill battle wolves face in the modern world. [read post]
15 Mar 2021, 5:17 pm
New report: U.S. spends millions of taxpayer dollars to fund experiments on dogs kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 03/16/2021 - 00:17 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund experiments on dogs, a new report we are releasing today shows. [read post]
1 Apr 2021, 2:11 pm
Breaking news: U.S. says grizzly bears should remain protected under Endangered Species Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 04/01/2021 - 21:11 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states should retain their current protections under the Endangered Species Act, according to the U.S. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 11:51 am
Omnibus signed into law over weekend has major wins on horse racing, slaughter and soring kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 12/28/2020 - 19:51 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With the signing of the omnibus bill this past weekend, U.S. federal law now includes critical protections for horses we have fought hard for over many years. [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 12:09 pm
Trump administration opens Alaska's national preserves to cruel practices like trophy-hunting denning bears and wolves and their cubs; proposes disbanding protections on Kenai Wildlife Refuge kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/10/2020 - 19:09 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The Trump administration has given trophy hunters the green light to commit some of the worst sort of carnage on 20 million acres of Alaska’s pristinely beautiful national preserves. [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 11:21 am
House passes major infrastructure package with key provisions for wildlife corridors, horse transport kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 07/01/2020 - 18:21 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 12:54 pm
Beagles arrive on Capitol Hill in support of Better CARE for Animals Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 10/19/2023 - 19:54 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block This week, we had the pleasure of gathering with beagles and lawmakers on Capitol Hill to show our support for a promising new bill that would usher in a new era of animal protection at the federal level in the U.S. [read post]
10 Feb 2022, 12:37 pm
“For far too long the federal government has made decisions about the fate of gray wolves based on political pressure from special interest groups, failing to heed the very clear science which shows that federal protections are necessary to allow this iconic species to recover and thrive,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 7:19 am
“Years ago, Whole Foods Market added cruelty-free cosmetics to store shelves, laying the very foundation for its endorsement of the Humane Cosmetics Act,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 8:41 am
Endangered Species Act proposal would be a win for elephants kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 11/18/2022 - 16:41 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There’s a golden opportunity to help protect African elephants now that the U.S. [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 12:35 pm
New Animal Welfare Act regulations would improve the lives of so many animals in need kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 01/06/2023 - 20:35 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson In the years since its passage more than half a century ago, the Animal Welfare Act has become an extremely important and multi-faceted animal protection law. [read post]
6 May 2022, 10:35 am
The other Supreme Court case you should be following kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 05/06/2022 - 17:35 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The norm on factory farms is to lock egg-laying hens, mother pigs and calves used for veal in cages so small they’re virtually immobilized. [read post]
14 Aug 2023, 12:36 pm
Why ballot measures matter for animal welfare kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 08/14/2023 - 19:36 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, Ohioans showed up at the polls to defend a core tenet of democracy that is vitally important to the animal protection movement: the ballot measure. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 10:38 am
Court gives Joe Exotic’s zoo to Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue; but no reprieve for the animals kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/03/2020 - 17:38 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In yet another twist in the continuing saga of Joe Exotic, a court has awarded his roadside zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to the leader of a big cat sanctuary whom he once hired a hitman to kill. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 8:56 am
Supreme Court just heard arguments in historic case for animals kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 10/11/2022 - 15:56 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today the U.S. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 6:05 am
“Earl Blumenauer never stops working for commonsense, federal animal protection measures and the people who care about animals,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 11:28 am
World Health Organization says nations should end wildlife trade kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 04/14/2020 - 18:28 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The World Health Organization is calling on nations to end wildlife markets because of the high risk they pose for the spread of pathogens like the coronavirus that can jump from animals to humans. [read post]
2 May 2022, 7:47 am
Cosmetics animal testing is in the spotlight—now’s the time to end it kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 05/02/2022 - 14:47 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block One of our most urgent fights at the federal level centers on passage of the Humane Cosmetics Act in Congress. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 5:06 pm
We are asking the U.S. for emergency protections kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 12/02/2020 - 01:06 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With fewer than 360 North Atlantic right whales surviving on earth today, the clock is ticking for these marine mammals. [read post]
