Farm Animals /
Giving thanks for progress for farmed animals all over the world
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Each year, as the final weeks of the calendar approach, we reflect on the progress we’ve made to end animal cruelty all over the world. That said, the holidays and celebrations that center around a dinner table can be a difficult reminder that much work still needs to be done.
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, State Legislation /
Ending animal cruelty: Yes, there should be a law
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Note: This blog is part of a series on ways we tackle the root causes of animal cruelty to create a more humane world for animals. For this post, Sara Amundson, president of Humane World Action Fund, joins me to tell the story of how we confront animal cruelty and suffering at the roots by changing laws and government regulations.
“Why isn’t this illegal?”
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Breaking: Trump administration proposes to gut Endangered Species Act protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
This week, on the heels of the government’s longest-ever shutdown, federal agencies pushed forward a slew of dangerous proposed changes to existing Endangered Species Act regulations.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation /
We are giving $100,000 in grants to pet food pantries across the US
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Animals in Research, Equines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Did your elected officials in Congress make the grade? See our 2025 scorecard to find out
We have posted the preview version of our annual Humane Scorecard to help you assess the position of federal legislators on our priority measures. If you do not see your senators and your representative listed as co-sponsors of key bills, we hope you’ll reach out, asking them to promptly co-sponsor them. In addition to holding elected officials accountable for their votes, the scorecard creates incentives for federal legislators to assert leadership on humane issues and take the pro-animal position on a range of actions.
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News /
As US federal shutdown ends, here’s what the funding package means for animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The longest federal shutdown in American history has ended. The funding package that was passed by the U.S. House and Senate earlier this week has now been signed into law.
State Legislation /
Texans deserve compassionate leadership – how do your state representatives measure up?
Today, Humane World Action Fund releases the 2025 Texas Humane Scorecard. The resource clearly marks how the current class of state representatives in Austin measure up on enacting compassionate policies.
Animals in Research /
It’s time to kill off lethal dose animal tests. You can help.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
In lethal dose tests, animals are forced to swallow, inhale or absorb through their skin a massive dose of a chemical or product until most are dying or dead. Those who survive are killed. It is hard to imagine or quantify their suffering. Put simply, lethal dose tests are as horrific as they sound, and are a living nightmare for the countless rats, mice, birds, fish and other animals used as test subjects.
Wildlife /
In insult to animals and prevailing science, US government claims wolves no longer need protections
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
In the latest development in the war on wolves, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently said it will not release a National Wolf Recovery Plan that it had previously announced it would make public next month. This news alone is sure to be a major disappointment for any and all invested in a practical, fact-based approach to wolf conservation.
Farm Animals, In the News /
Bird flu cases soar as longest US government shutdown drags on
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
It’s been over 35 days since the U.S. federal government shut down; many federal workers are still furloughed, and some employees continue to work without pay.
Elections /
Animals win at the ballot box, thanks to you!
Animals and their fate are on the ballot in every election, and 2025 was no different. Now that the polls are closed and most of the races called, we want to thank you for showing up to support pro-animal candidates and to tell you how animals won big this year.
Farm Animals, Federal Legislation, In the News /
Huge pork price-fixing scandal—not Proposition 12—is the industry’s real problem
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
A scandal in the pork industry is suggesting the true motives behind the attack on voter-supported farmed animal welfare laws: In a settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit, disclosed in late September, Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million to address allegations of price-fixing in the pork market, the largest-ever settlement of its kind.
