Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Congress poised to vote! Contact your Reps to help captive big cats in the US
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Update: We are delighted to report that the U.S. House passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by a strong bipartisan vote of 278 to 134. Thank you for helping us achieve this win by advocating for the bill to your Representative.
Now it’s the U.S. Senate’s turn to act. Please help us keep the momentum going by contacting your two Senators right now and urging them to support the Big Cat Public Safety Act, S. 1210!
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
House delivers big on animal protection appropriations for FY23
Today’s approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a FY23 budget package, H.R. 8294, produced sweeping animal protection gains across a range of concerns. Countless animals will benefit from the additional protections and funds that the package directs. Getting those provisions into this draft federal budget and keeping them there is an absolute priority for us, and we could not be more excited at the results so far. That is why this cluster of six appropriations bills is such an important focus of our animal protection agenda in Congress.
Animals in Research /
Breaking: Historic transport of approximately 4,000 beagles spared from animal testing
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
You may have seen in the news that our Animal Rescue Team was approached by the U.S. Department of Justice to remove roughly 4,000 beagles from a breeding facility that supplied laboratories that test on animals. We are honored to have been chosen to lead this historic effort and to coordinate the placement of these dogs with our shelter partners to ultimately find them loving homes.
Wildlife /
Big win: Federal court eliminates changes that weakened the Endangered Species Act
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Equines, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Gains in wildlife-related appropriations process make a big difference
This week offered more proof that our deliberate focus on the appropriations process for specific programs in the federal government can produce great things for animals, much as the passage of stand-alone humane legislation does. It’s why we pursue an “all-of-government” approach that treats budget decisions as important drivers of change and reform.
Animals in Research, Federal Legislation, State Legislation /
Good news! Louisiana becomes 9th state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Equines, Farm Animals, Federal Legislation /
FY23 budget appropriations produce banner harvest for animal protection
Success in the federal animal protection arena demands advocacy that is determined, purposeful and realistic. At the Humane Society Legislative Fund, those are our bywords. We are not just tenacious in the pursuit of our goals. We are disciplined in our public outreach and in our negotiations with legislators and key stakeholders. We understand how to make sure Washington politics works for animals, and we pursue a holistic strategy for securing strong and lasting animal protection gains.
Farm Animals /
Major developments in pivotal Supreme Court case for animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
A lawsuit currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court will have enormous consequences for millions of animals across the country—and we have news about major developments, some of it positive and some disappointing. Regardless, the fight continues.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Good news for big cats as crucial bill passes House Committee!
America has a big cat crisis. Untold numbers of captive tigers, lions, leopards and other big cat species are kept in captivity throughout the nation, most of them in shoddy roadside zoos, private menageries or in private homes and yards as pets. Today, to confront this cruelty and halt the worst excesses of the industry that exploits these animals so mercilessly, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by a vote of 25-17.
Farm Animals /
Breaking: Lawsuit forces U.S. to rethink bird flu response
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
When a strain of bird flu sweeps through factory farms, where birds are tightly confined, the current “solution” involves immense cruelty.
Animals in Research, Action Alerts, State Legislation /
Testing lab remains silent, but voices demanding beagles’ release grow louder
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for the 82 beagles languishing at Inotiv’s Mount Vernon, Indiana, laboratory that was the site of our recent undercover investigation. A Humane Society of the United States investigator found 80 beagle puppies being force-fed potentially toxic drugs in tests commissioned by Crinetics, a pharmaceutical company in San Diego, along with two adult beagles who’d been being used for years to practice invasive procedures.
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, State Legislation /
Our Taking Action for Animals conference returns to inform and inspire grassroots activism
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
When you’re a passionate animal welfare advocate, you might sometimes feel like a bit of an outsider.
