By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

We recently called out the Trump administration’s push expand access to hunting as an insult to animals and the wild spaces that all Americans share.

And in Colorado, we are seeing a similar war on wildlife play out with Amendment 83, which is on the ballot for voters to consider in November. The amendment seeks to enshrine a “right to hunt and fish” in the state’s constitution.

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order directing federal agencies to expand hunting and permit the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on public lands. The order is called: “Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage.”

And it is a farce.

Today, we have posted the preview version of our annual Humane Scorecard covering the second half of the 119th Congress to help you assess the position of federal legislators on our priority measures. The 119th Congress has presented our movement with unprecedented challenges in many areas of serious concern, and with your support and engagement, we’ve done our best to hold the line against the worst threats to animal protection.

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

A Trump administration memo obtained by The New York Times reveals an unprecedented attack on one of the most favored and effective wildlife protection laws in the U.S., the Endangered Species Act.

Creating a more humane world for animals often involves rallying support for laws that will protect animals from harm. But it also involves sounding the alarm when efforts to weaken legal protections for animals emerge. Recently, a petition surfaced in front of the California Fish and Game Commission that, if successful, would have allowed private individuals to keep some species of primates as pets. Our wildlife team knows that the wild animal pet trade causes immense suffering on a massive scale, so they took immediate action.

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

The Trump administration struck a harsh blow to wolves late last week. In an executive order, Trump tasks Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to determine within 90 days whether two species of wolves who inhabit the United States—gray wolves and Mexican wolves— meet the criteria for removing their Endangered Species Act protections.

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

The factory farming of mink for fur is cruel and unnecessary, and it certainly shouldn’t be subsidized by the United States government. Or any government.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service detected H5N1, avian influenza, on a mink fur farm in Salt Lake County, Utah. This marks the first detection of the contagious virus on a fur factory farm in the U.S.