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3 Dec 2020, 2:10 pm
House passes bill to prohibit keeping big cats as pets and for public contact kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 12/03/2020 - 22:10 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. [read post]
7 Sep 2021, 9:13 am
In major win for animals, Mexico bans animal testing for cosmetics kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Even in our age of advanced technologies, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats continue to have chemicals and substances forced down their throats, dripped into their eyes or slathered on their skin to satisfy new regulatory demands that undercut progress against cosmetic animal testing. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 9:29 am
Our fight against expanded use of monkeys in research heats up kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/17/2024 - 16:29 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’re pushing back hard against plans to fund expanded reliance on monkeys in experiments in the U.S., plans that would see even more of these intelligent, curious animals used in outdated and unreliable tests, often at taxpayer expense. [read post]
6 Apr 2023, 11:24 am
After the ‘Tiger King’ era, new ways to help other captive wild animals kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 04/06/2023 - 18:24 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In our recent USA Today opinion piece, we wrote about the cascade of events that sparked passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act late last year. [read post]
13 Jul 2021, 7:23 am
The narrative about sharks needs to change—before it’s too late kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 07/13/2021 - 14:23 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A bad reputation can mean the difference between life and death for animals, and nowhere is this clearer than for sharks. [read post]
24 Mar 2022, 12:33 am
Our undercover investigation reveals why hippos desperately need federal protections under the Endangered Species Act kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 03/24/2022 - 07:33 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With their barrel shape, huge teeth and jaws that can open to almost 180 degrees, hippos are characteristically unique and one of the world’s most recognizable animals. [read post]
26 Jun 2024, 12:20 pm
Supreme Court leaves Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act intact kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/26/2024 - 19:20 By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a challenge to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2020 in an effort to better ensure the safety of horses used in racing in the U.S. [read post]
19 Jan 2021, 3:54 pm
Federal court orders Jeff Lowe to surrender all cubs, mothers kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 01/19/2021 - 23:54 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A U.S. [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 11:46 am
Another right whale on the ropes: entanglement means extinction kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 10/19/2020 - 18:46 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Our National Marine Fisheries Service, slow to take action, really shouldn’t need a prompt about the fierce urgency of now when it comes to protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. [read post]
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]
29 Aug 2023, 12:29 am
“It’s not one state that’s trying to foist its standards on the rest of the country,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
28 May 2020, 7:58 am
HSUS, HSLF urge federal consumer protection agency to crack down on Petland and other dishonest puppy sellers kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:58 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Pet stores like Petland and internet puppy sellers routinely deceive unsuspecting customers into buying animals who are bred in inhumane puppy mills and who could be sick or even dying. [read post]
