Did your federal legislators support animal protection measures? Check out our 2026 scorecard to find out
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.
Statement: NIH expands investment in human-relevant research and alternatives to animal testing
Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund welcome announcement of new initiatives to help replace animal experiments
In win for animals, the FDA takes new steps away from animal testing
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
When we recognized a straightforward way to address regulatory language at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could spare countless animals from suffering and dying in laboratories, we took action.
As the Animal Welfare Act turns 60, we look ahead to further progress
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
On a cold winter morning in January 1966, state troopers with a search warrant raided the property of an animal dealer in White Hall, Maryland. There, they found scores of dogs in distress, chained to boxes and barrels, jammed into wire pens and chicken crates, mired in their own waste, with no shelter from the elements or the numbing temperatures.
Humane World Action Fund calls out Paxton on animal welfare record and cover-up of painful animal experiments
WASHINGTON (August 20, 2026)—Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislation Fund, the nation’s leading political animal advocacy organization, released the following statement regarding Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s animal welfare record as a state legislator and attorney general.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The writing is on the wall at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. A new day is dawning, and with the U.S. government dramatically shifting its funding and strategic emphasis to human-based research, the ONPRC wants to move in the same direction.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Every day in the U.S., beagles—known for their calm, gentle demeanor—are bred for use as compliant test subjects in the commercial testing industry. Most of the puppies are born just to be a living body on which chemicals can be tested and the results observed. The vast majority of these dogs will never feel grass beneath their paws or play with a ball. Instead, they will live and die in laboratories.
9/16/26 update: The Senate Agriculture Committee passed their version of the Farm Bill today, without the controversial Save Our Bacon Act on a party-line vote of 12-11. The Senate will need to work with the House, which included the Save Our Bacon Act in their version of the bill that passed in April, on a final version of the Farm Bill.
8/6/26 update: The Senate Agriculture Committee did not pass a Farm Bill today, leaving the controversial Save Our Bacon Act out of the legislation as negotiations continue.
