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BREAKING NEWS: CDC ties Petland to outbreaks of superbug illnesses in 13 states
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.
Pets & Cruelty /
BREAKING NEWS: CDC ties Petland to outbreaks of superbug illnesses in 13 states
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.
Animals in Research, Equines, Pets & Cruelty /
Urgent alert: Help us stop the USDA's latest attempt to protect puppy millers, horse sorers
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Animals in Research, Equines, Farm Animals, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
BREAKING NEWS: Congress has reached a deal to fund the government and it’s good news for animals!
There are various approaches the HSLF team uses to bring about changes for animals, and one of our best tools is to pursue bill and report language in the annual appropriations bills that Congress must enact each year to fund the federal government and its agencies. We’ve been hard at work on this all year long—and it paid off in significant wins. We are thrilled to report that the U.S.
Animals in Research, Equines, Pets & Cruelty, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
HSLF and HSUS deliver big wins for animals in 2019: Our banner year in the nation's capital
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Given the highly polarized atmosphere in Washington, DC, these days, our crucial bipartisan wins for animals in 2019 give great cause for celebration. Thanks to the support and engagement of countless Americans, we hit our marks this year. We succeeded in getting one of our highest priorities, a landmark federal anti-cruelty bill, signed into law. And that’s not all. Read on to learn about some of the other achievements you helped to make possible.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Breaking news: U.S. House rejects amendment threatening protections for whales, dolphins
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. House has just voted 259 to 160 to reject a bad amendment that would have placed some of America’s most critically endangered marine mammals at even greater risk for their lives while making it easier for oil and gas interests to conduct offshore development activities.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation, In the News /
BREAKING NEWS: President Trump signs PACT Act; law will crack down on some of the worst animal cruelty crimes
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Starting today, those who commit the most extreme acts of cruelty against animals will face severe federal penalties.
Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
BREAKING NEWS: House votes to end shark fin sales in the U.S.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. House just said a decisive and resounding “no” to the terrible shark fin trade, in which fishermen cut the fins off sharks and dump them back into the waters to drown, be eaten alive by other fish, or bleed to death.
Animals in Research, Action Alerts, Federal Legislation /
Bill to end animal testing for cosmetics introduced in Congress with support from industry leaders
The movement to end the testing of personal care and beauty products on animals has gained unprecedented momentum in recent years, with three U.S. states, 39 countries, and more than a thousand manufacturers abandoning this outdated and unnecessary practice. Today, Congress took an important step toward ending cosmetics animal testing in all of the United States, with the introduction of the Humane Cosmetics Act.
Animals in Research, Pets & Cruelty /
USDA moves to permanently hide animal welfare records on puppy mills, walking horse shows and other regulated businesses
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to permanently conceal crucial animal welfare records, including inspection reports and enforcement records of puppy mills and horse shows where Tennessee walking horses and other related breeds are vulnerable to the heinous practice of soring.
Federal Legislation /
Are your lawmakers making the grade?
We do our best to make it simple for voters to determine how federal lawmakers have sided on crucial animal protection legislation. That’s the purpose of the Humane Society Legislative Fund 2019 Humane Scorecard, a snapshot of each federal legislator’s record on animal issues for the first session of the 116th Congress. The scorecard scores a cross section of key matters of concern to the HSLF.
Equines, Federal Legislation /
Louisville, KY, urges Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul to stop blocking efforts to end horse soring, pass PAST Act
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Council members of the largest city in Kentucky last night adopted a resolution with a strong message for the state’s two U.S. Senators, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul: co-sponsor and help enact the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act to end the torture of Tennessee walking horses and other related breeds.
