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4 Oct 2021, 8:04 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Saving Cecil’s descendants from trophy hunting kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 10/04/2021 - 15:04 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In August, reports began to surface that a lion in Zimbabwe, who was beloved by local communities, was likely lured out of Hwange National Park and allegedly killed by an American trophy hunter. [read post]
13 Jul 2020, 11:42 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Breaking: HSUS/HSLF report identifies key U.S. policy changes needed to avoid another pandemic kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 07/13/2020 - 18:42 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Recently, the United Nations identified some of the top drivers of zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, that spread from animals to humans. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 6:13 am by Sara Amundson
Sara Amundson Tue, 02/25/2020 - 14:13 By Brad Pyle Tonight, the Democratic Party will host a presidential debate, and we thought it timely to examine the animal protection records of candidates for president. [read post]
8 Jun 2021, 8:28 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, said, “Breeding and killing wild animal species in deplorably deprived conditions on fur farms carries the same kind of human and animal health risks as the live wildlife markets that facilitated the COVID-19 outbreak and other pandemics before that. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 6:03 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
This court agrees that NIH cannot simply disregard federal law and we heartily concur," said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, "While NIH has continued to allow these chimps to languish in laboratory warehouses, HSLF has been working closely with congressional champions who have prioritized ensuring these chimps go home to Chimp Haven. [read post]
1 Jul 2021, 8:26 am by kblocher@hslf.org
kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 07/01/2021 - 23:37 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It has been six years since the death of Cecil, a male lion who was a popular individual for wildlife viewing tourists visiting Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. [read post]
1 Jun 2021, 10:44 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Drug scandal haunts the welfare of racehorses as Belmont Stakes approaches kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 06/01/2021 - 17:44 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block So far, the 2021 Triple Crown season has produced astonishing proof of how badly horse racing needs further regulation to ensure that horses aren’t being routinely and illegally drugged. [read post]
27 Dec 2020, 12:12 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund jointly stated: “This is a blue-ribbon moment in the history of American horseracing, and this measure is a reminder that goodwill is indispensable in our politics. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 6:13 am by Sara Amundson
Sara Amundson Tue, 02/25/2020 - 14:13 By Brad Pyle Tonight, the Democratic Party will host a presidential debate, and we thought it timely to examine the animal protection records of candidates for president. [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 10:53 am by kblocher@hslf.org
2023: A truly historic year in our work for farm animals kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 12/12/2023 - 18:53 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block May 11, 2023, stands out as historic for animal protection: On that day, the U.S. [read post]
15 Dec 2021, 12:13 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Puppy mills slammed with major setbacks in 2021, spelling a brighter future for dogs kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 12/15/2021 - 20:13 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It’s no secret that puppy and kitten mills treat dog and cat mothers and fathers like moneymaking machines, bred over and over with little to no regard for their health or well-being. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 12:12 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
HSUS/HSLF video lays bare the terrible practice of soring, as industry prepares for annual walking horse ‘Celebration’ kblocher@hslf.org Thu, 07/16/2020 - 19:12 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Trainers who paint horses’ legs with harsh acids and chemicals that burn through the skin, causing unspeakable pain to the animals, then add heavy shoes and tie chains on top of those wounds to intensify their suffering. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 10:20 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Here’s why pork is the new veal kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 01/31/2023 - 18:20 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Starting in the 1980s, people all over the world began to feel disgusted by veal, when the treatment of baby cows was exposed: Veal was produced by separating baby cows from their mothers and raising them in tiny crates where they could barely move. [read post]
20 Sep 2021, 1:00 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
‘Increasing public health threat’ from disease found in pet store puppies kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 09/20/2021 - 20:00 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block By selling puppy mill dogs, some pet stores are spreading severe diseases that are dangerous to the public. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 1:59 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Experts gather on Capitol Hill to condemn dangerous EATS Act kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 06/21/2023 - 20:59 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. [read post]
14 May 2024, 8:57 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Noem’s puppy-killing scandal reveals about us all kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:57 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Every now and then an individual animal’s story captures worldwide attention and brings the pains and paradoxes of our relationship to other species into stark relief. [read post]
24 Jul 2020, 10:59 am by kblocher@hslf.org
House approves key animal reforms, including combating wildlife trafficking, preventing cruel hunting practices and enforcing animal cruelty laws kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 07/24/2020 - 17:59 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 8:10 am by kblocher@hslf.org
PuppyFind agrees to pay families who received sick puppies to settle lawsuit kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 11/12/2021 - 16:10 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block When Jaqueline Villegas met her family’s new puppy at Denver International Airport, she knew right away the puppy was not the healthy Shar-Pei she had seen on PuppyFind.com, a huge online marketplace for puppies with over 50,000 puppies listed for sale. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 10:26 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections for African elephants kblocher@hslf.org Fri, 03/29/2024 - 17:26 By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, the U.S. [read post]