WASHINGTON (June 2, 2023)—In response to Kentucky’s Churchill Downs horse racing track announcement of a halt to racing upon the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement.

Keith Dane, senior director of equine protection at the HSUS, said:

Captive-bred lion hunts for sale against convention rules; potential violations of state law; hundreds of hunts targeting rhinos, leopards, elephants; practices that violate hunting ethics; custom products made from skin and claws

WASHINGTON (February 16, 2023)—Today the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal protection, announced its endorsements for aldermanic candidates in the 2023 Chicago municipal elections.

On World Hippo Day, groups highlight U.S. role in fueling hippo trade

Monumental legislation will prohibit keeping tigers, lions and other big cat species as pets and bans public contact with these species, including cub petting

WASHINGTON (October 20, 2022)—Today the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal protection is launching a new ad in the Pennsylvania Senate race supporting John Fetterman, backed by a half-million dollar buy.