Endangered Species Act protection sought for wolves in Northern Rockies
Endangered Species Act protection sought for wolves in Northern Rockies
Humane Society Legislative Fund endorses Mark Herring for Attorney General of Virginia
Humane Society Legislative Fund endorses Mark Herring for Attorney General of Virginia
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2021)—Today the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, announced its endorsement of Mark Herring for reelection as Attorney General of Virginia.
Animal welfare groups commend federal lawmakers for reintroducing bill to ban horse slaughter
Animal welfare groups commend federal lawmakers for reintroducing bill to ban horse slaughter
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad
The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund issue statement responding to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report on horse soring
The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund issue statement responding to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report on horse soring
Animal protection groups sue National Institutes of Health for reneging on commitment to retire former laboratory chimpanzees to sanctuary
Animal protection groups sue National Institutes of Health for reneging on commitment to retire former laboratory chimpanzees to sanctuary
WASHINGTON (January 14, 2021)—A lawsuit filed today in the federal District Court in Maryland charges the National Institutes of Health with violating federal law when it decided not to send to sanctuary 44 federally owned chimpanzees held at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico.
Years of outcry against horse deaths at racetracks prompts passage of new federal law
Years of outcry against horse deaths at racetracks prompts passage of new federal law
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act signed into law with passage of federal omnibus package
USDA directed to reconsider dormant rule requiring disaster plans for animals
USDA directed to reconsider dormant rule requiring disaster plans for animals
Rule would protect millions at puppy mills, roadside zoos and other enterprises
MOM’s Organic Market supports federal ban on cosmetic animal testing
MOM’s Organic Market supports federal ban on cosmetic animal testing
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund urge Interior Secretary to abandon wild horse surgical sterilization plan
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund urge Interior Secretary to abandon wild horse surgical sterilization plan
Statement on wild horse surgical sterilization
Statement on wild horse surgical sterilization
WASHINGTON (October 13, 2020)—The Bureau of Land Management announced that, for the first time in the history of the agency’s wild horse and burro management program, it plans to conduct an invasive surgical procedure on wild mares and establish a non-reproducing population in the Confusion Herd Management Area in Utah.
