Search for: "Sara Amundson"
Results 61 - 80
of 615
Sorted by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
5 Feb 2020, 9:58 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. [read post]
13 Aug 2019, 6:37 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The United States has moved one step closer to ending unnecessary cosmetics testing on animals, as Illinois becomes the third U.S. state to enact a marketing ban preventing companies from selling cosmetics that have newly been tested on animals. [read post]
8 Oct 2019, 9:50 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The federal government has filed a brief strongly defending a law that would expand the ban on cockfighting in the United States to Puerto Rico, Guam and other U.S. territories. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 9:54 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Thousands of tigers, lions, leopards, and other big cats are kept in private homes and poorly run exhibits across the United States. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 1:08 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Petland is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons, this time in connection with a multistate outbreak of a superbug that has sickened 30 people in 13 states. [read post]
17 Jun 2019, 2:09 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The number of horses dying at the Santa Anita racetrack in California since December 2018 has led to widespread concern in the horseracing world and beyond, and prompted California Gov. [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 11:07 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The cat playing with a blue buoy in the video looks adorable and will put a smile on your face, but it is important to remember that Loki is no pet. [read post]
27 Mar 2019, 3:00 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, we are releasing chilling footage of Andrew and Owen Renner’s now infamous—and illegal—black bear trophy hunt in Alaska last April, so you can see what grisly fate awaits the state’s native carnivores if the U.S. government goes ahead with a proposal to roll back protections for these animals on federal lands. [read post]
15 May 2019, 9:25 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The cheetah, an animal capable of top speeds of 75 miles per hour, is racing toward extinction, with just 7,100 animals left in the wild. [read post]
15 Jul 2019, 5:14 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block It may be hard to believe, but some of the most malicious acts of animal cruelty—including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, and impaling animals and sexually exploiting them—are not felonies under federal law. [read post]
23 Jan 2019, 12:10 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The 116th Congress began work today on rooting out some of the worst forms of animal cruelty in the world, with House members reintroducing two important bipartisan bills. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 1:06 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We are on Capitol Hill today for the swearing in of the 116th Congress, along with Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund colleagues. [read post]
3 Apr 2019, 11:03 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Recent developments in a case involving a Tennessee walking horse named Honors, who was crowned champion despite clear evidence that he was a victim of cruel soring, highlight the urgent need for Congress to swiftly pass the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. [read post]
5 Feb 2019, 10:05 am
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address tonight, it’s a good time to take stock of how his administration has dealt with animal protection issues of interest to us at the Humane Society Legislative Fund and the Humane Society of the United States. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 1:30 pm
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There are new and explosive revelations about the lengths the Trump administration may be going to in order to prevent U.S. [read post]
3 Oct 2023, 1:37 pm
Humane Society Legislative Fund responds to dogfighting arrest of Pentagon Official kblocher@hslf.org Tue, 10/03/2023 - 20:37 Humane Society Legislative Fund responds to dogfighting arrest of Pentagon Official WASHINGTON (October 3, 2023)— Today, following news that a senior Pentagon official was "arrested and charged with participating in a dogfighting ring in the D.C. area for more than 20 years,” Humane Society Legislative Fund President Sara… [read post]
16 Sep 2024, 1:07 pm
“Animal fighting is a crime that's a scourge on our society and no one should be above the law,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
16 Sep 2024, 8:32 am
“Frank Mrvan is an ally on animal protection issues,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
12 Jan 2023, 7:41 am
Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued a statement calling the new rule 'a victory for Alaska’s iconic wildlife species. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:27 am
Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to Governor Noem’s comments with the following statement: “Governor Kristi Noem has missed the point. [read post]
