State Legislation /
2021 Maryland Humane Scorecard - Do your state lawmakers measure up on animal welfare?
For a number of years now, with the primary goal of advancing federal animal protection legislation, the Humane Society Legislative Fund has published the Humane Scorecard to track the relevant votes, co-sponsorships, and other actions of federal lawmakers. It’s popular with our supporters, and it’s become increasingly influential with legislators who know the value of a higher score.
State Legislation /
2021 Illinois Humane Scorecard - Do your state lawmakers measure up on animal welfare?
For a number of years now, with the primary goal of advancing federal animal protection legislation, the Humane Society Legislative Fund has published the Humane Scorecard to track the relevant votes, co-sponsorships, and other actions of federal lawmakers. It’s popular with our supporters, and it’s become increasingly influential with legislators who know the value of a higher score.
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
The animal protection agenda we moved in 2021, and how we did it.
On the surface, perhaps, the most important legislative packages approved in the U.S. Congress and signed into law this year—the American Rescue Plan Act (focused on COVID-19 relief) and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—may not have seemed relevant to the mission of animal protection. But the truth is that both contained sweeping gains for us, and this was no accident.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, State Legislation /
Win! Puppy mills slammed with major setbacks in 2021, spelling a brighter future for dogs
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. It is simply no way for a dog or cat to live.
Animals in Research, Federal Legislation /
It’s time for the US to end cosmetics testing on animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
In the News /
Remembering Robert Dole, a stalwart advocate for animals in American life
For animal advocates, the passing of Senator Robert Dole is an occasion not just for remembrance but for plain and pure gratitude. He was one of us, and he put his name, his word and his imprint on some of the most important animal protection measures of the last fifty years. We’re going to miss him.
Federal Legislation /
Big win! Animals will finally get the disaster preparedness plans they deserve
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Disasters and other emergencies can upend everyone’s lives—human and animal. That’s why we’re celebrating great progress for animals now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will implement long-overdue requirements for contingency and disaster preparedness planning for animals in regulated breeding, exhibit and research facilities covered by the Animal Welfare Act.
Farm Animals, Ballot Measures, Elections /
Voters must be heard on California’s Proposition 12
Just three years ago, HSLF played a critical role in the passage of California’s Proposition 12, which ushered in the strongest farm animal protection law in the world.
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Animals are in limbo because U.S. Congress is stalled on funding. Here’s what you can do.
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Victory! Infrastructure package includes historic wins for wild animals and biodiversity
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson
There are few among us who have not been saddened by the demoralizing sight of animals along our roads who have died in vehicle collisions. For anyone who has had this experience or had the heartbreaking misfortune to be involved in such an accident, there’s great news in the $1.3 trillion infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law a few days ago by President Biden.
Animals in Research, Equines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Do your federal legislators measure up on animal welfare? Use the Humane Scorecard to find out.
Accountability is the watchword of our efforts to secure the passage of animal-friendly federal legislation. We are accountable to our supporters as well as to the animals we seek to defend, and we never forget who we’re working for. This means that we also work continuously to hold elected officials accountable for their track records wherever the interests of animals are concerned.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation /
PuppyFind agrees to pay families who received sick puppies to settle lawsuit
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. PuppyFind is also a site that the Humane Society of the United States has repeatedly linked to puppy mills.
