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.
Farm Animals, Ballot Measures /
Inside our campaign for Proposition 12, the strongest law for farm animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Wildlife /
Breaking: New lawsuit aims to save leopards from American trophy hunters
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
African leopards are magnificently powerful animals who can take down prey animals ten times their size. But despite their strength, leopards are no match for trophy hunters, who go to great lengths to lure the animals to their deaths and bring back their body parts as trophies.
Elections /
Humane candidates score wins in 2021 Election
It’s something we may take for granted, sometimes, but every year is an election year, and one thing animal advocates shouldn’t forget is that every election has profound implications for animals and for the fortunes of the animal welfare movement. Yesterday provided yet another reminder of this, as voters cast their ballots for statewide offices in New Jersey and Virginia, special elections to fill vacancies in the U.S. Congress, and thousands of municipal offices across the nation.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Undercover investigation exposes where hunting trophies end up
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Equines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Senate committee moves forward on funding animal protection measures
The Democratic leaders on the Senate Committee on Appropriations yesterday released a package of nine appropriations bills funding various federal departments for fiscal year 2022, and it contains some key provisions for animal welfare that we worked hard to secure. These bills haven’t been voted on by the committee; instead, the Senate and House committees will now work to reconcile their respective packages by a December 3 deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown.
Elections /
Our Virginia endorsements
Our mission is to end suffering for all animals, most directly by boosting the political power of the humane movement in Washington, DC and in our states. This is just one of the reasons we encourage supporters to cast a ballot in every election. Perhaps because we take a range of concerns into the voting booth, we don’t always appreciate the point, but for animals, our election of the right candidates can be a make-or-break decision.
Wildlife /
American imports of giraffe trophies and body parts are driving the animals to extinction
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Giraffes, with their iconic long necks and unmistakable, beautifully patterned coats, are facing extinction. There are currently fewer than 69,000 mature individuals remaining in the wild today. And the threats of habitat loss and illegal hunting for bushmeat are only exacerbated by demand for giraffe trophies and other products traded internationally.
Wildlife, In the News /
US government agency reportedly killed 8 wolf pups in their den
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Massive win for migratory birds as much-needed protection gets restored
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Wildlife /
Saving Cecil’s descendants from trophy hunting
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. His name was Mopane.
Equines, Federal Legislation /
Strong bipartisan House reintroduction of PAST Act brings relief of chronically abused horses one step closer
The winning trainer/rider of the World Grand Championship class at this year’s Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, John Allen Callaway, recently served a federal disqualification for the “soring” of horses—a distinction also shared by his brother Bill and at least three other riders in the seven horse class. Together, they are the poster children for the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 5441, reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today with almost half the U.S. House of Representatives already onboard.
