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10 Jun 2020, 12:09 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
9 Jun 2020, 10:52 am by kblocher@hslf.org
.'s argali trophy hunt in Mongolia cost American taxpayers $77,000 kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 06/09/2020 - 17:52 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’ve just learned that Donald Trump Jr. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 1:24 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Unless we act fast, our oceans could lose some of their most precious inhabitants kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 06/08/2020 - 20:24 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It’s hard to imagine our oceans without the beautiful and diverse creatures who inhabit them. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 1:00 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
3 Jun 2020, 10:38 am by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
28 May 2020, 7:58 am by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
20 May 2020, 3:02 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Breaking news: U.S. will allow cruel trophy hunting practices to kill hibernating bears and wolf pups on Alaska's federal lands kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 05/20/2020 - 22:02 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The Trump administration has just delivered a one-two punch to Alaska’s wildlife: it has announced that it will release a final National Park Service rule allowing some of the cruelest practices for killing black bears, wolves and other wildlife on… [read post]
20 May 2020, 11:31 am by kblocher@hslf.org
“Ted Deutch has already championed the successful passage of a consequential animal protection law to crack down on animal cruelty in the 116th Congress,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
20 May 2020, 11:00 am by kblocher@hslf.org
"As a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, Brian Fitzpatrick has a masterful understanding of the link between abuse of animals and violence against people, and is fighting to stop cruelty on all fronts," said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
15 May 2020, 10:06 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The Endangered Species Act is in its own fight for survival; help us save and strengthen it kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 05/15/2020 - 17:06 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Imagine our world and its wildlife without the protections of the Endangered Species Act. [read post]
14 May 2020, 8:20 am by kblocher@hslf.org
BREAKING: HSUS, HSLF, HSI release policy plan on wildlife markets, factory farms, companion animals and more to avoid another global health crisis kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 05/14/2020 - 22:50 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the world to acknowledge the pressing need to change our relationship with animals. [read post]
11 May 2020, 2:15 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
4 May 2020, 8:12 am by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
24 Apr 2020, 2:37 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Members of Congress say more constituents support bill to outlaw public contact with big cats in wake of 'Tiger King' kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 04/24/2020 - 21:37 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block A Netflix series on Joe Exotic, who made a living exploiting tigers he held in captivity at his roadside zoo, is helping to mobilize public support in favor of federal legislation that would end such exploitation. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 11:28 am by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
10 Apr 2020, 1:27 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
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]
9 Apr 2020, 6:33 am by kblocher@hslf.org
BREAKING NEWS: Bipartisan congressional letter calls for end to live wildlife markets kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 04/09/2020 - 13:33 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Consistent with the recommendations in Wildlife Markets and COVID-19, the Humane Society International report released earlier this week, and our own messaging on the pandemic, Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 11:58 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Newly released footage confirms the Joe Exotic we know kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 04/08/2020 - 18:58 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We’ve known “Joe Exotic” [Joe Schreibvogel) for a long while, and we know him well. [read post]
7 Apr 2020, 9:16 am by kblocher@hslf.org
On World Health Day, a global reckoning with COVID-19 is urgent kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 04/07/2020 - 16:16 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Like an alarm bell in the night, COVID-19 has cut through the uneasy silence of the world’s failure to address pandemic illness tied to the trade, transport and consumption of wildlife. [read post]