Equines, Wildlife, Federal Legislation, In the News /
Spending bills move up in Congress, with progress for wild horses and burros, wolves and other wildlife
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Wildlife, Action Alerts /
An American trophy hunter wants to bring home an endangered cheetah he killed in Namibia
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The cheetah, an animal capable of top speeds of 75 miles per hour, is racing toward extinction, with just 7,100 animals left in the wild. Recently, in another expression of the callous disregard trophy hunters show for the world’s most endangered and at-risk animals, an American who killed a cheetah in Namibia, has applied to import trophy parts from his kill into the United States.
Wildlife, Action Alerts, In the News /
Urgent alert! Act now to prevent trophy hunting of gray wolves
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Time is running out for America’s gray wolves. The opportunity to weigh in on a proposed federal rule that would prematurely strip Endangered Species Act protections for the wolves in the lower 48 states ends soon, and it is important that you comment by tomorrow. These animals are still in a fragile state of recovery after years of persecution, and delisting them could have disastrous consequences for their future and for the well-being of the ecosystems in which they live.
Pets & Cruelty, Federal Legislation /
Bill in Congress would require better veterinary care, other reforms for dogs in puppy mills
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
A quartet of bipartisan U.S. Representatives today introduced a bill that would strengthen baseline standards for commercial dog dealers regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act.
Uncategorized /
Preventing the lethal control and slaughter of America’s wild horses and burros
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
In recent years, understanding our firm and absolute opposition to horse slaughter in the United States and to the cruelty and inefficiency of the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro work, frustrated members of Congress have been pressing the Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund to advance a solution-focused proposal. And now, with the ASPCA, Return to Freedom and other groups, we’ve done so.
Equines /
Proposal offers brighter future for wild horses and burros
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program is broken. Since inception of the program, the BLM has removed approximately 270,000 wild horses and burros from our public lands, without any significant use of fertility control tools, and without a plan to ensure the long-term viability and humane treatment of wild horses and burros.
Federal Legislation, In the News /
Recognizing Humane Legislators on Capitol Hill
Last night, the Humane Society Legislative Fund and The Humane Society of the United States co-hosted the annual Congressional Humane Awards to honor a bipartisan group of lawmakers who led the way for animals during the last year. Dozens of Senators and Representatives plus staff members from additional offices attended the event in the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the federal lawmakers who are working to make the world a better place for animals.
Wildlife, Action Alerts, Federal Legislation /
Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act moves up in Congress; New film exposes cruelty and corruption in global trade
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act passed the Senate Commerce Committee with a near-unanimous voice vote this week, with American lawmakers leaving no doubt of how they view the nefarious global trade in which fishermen cut the fins off sharks and dump them back in the waters to drown, be eaten alive by other fish, or bleed to death.
Equines, Action Alerts, Federal Legislation, In the News /
PAST Act introduced in Senate as more evidence for ending walking horse abuse surfaces
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Recent developments in a case involving a Tennessee walking horse named Honors, who was crowned champion despite clear evidence that he was a victim of cruel soring, highlight the urgent need for Congress to swiftly pass the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act.
Wildlife, Action Alerts, In the News /
Breaking: Chilling video shows poachers slaughtering hibernating black bear mother, cubs in Alaska
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Animals in Research, Pets & Cruelty, Action Alerts /
Breaking news: USDA proposes rule to crack down on worst puppy mills and roadside zoos; require strengthened veterinary care for dogs
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Equines, Wildlife, Federal Legislation /
Breaking news: U.S. reinstates safeguards to prevent wild horse and burro slaughter
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
In a major victory for our campaign to protect wild horses and burros, the United States this week reinstated important safeguards that will prevent unscrupulous kill buyers from purchasing large numbers of these iconic American animals and funneling them to slaughter abroad.
