By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Note: This blog is part of a series on ways we tackle the root causes of animal cruelty to create a more humane world for animals. For this post, Sara Amundson, president of Humane World Action Fund, joins me to tell the story of how we confront animal cruelty and suffering at the roots by changing laws and government regulations.
“Why isn’t this illegal?”
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
This week, on the heels of the government’s longest-ever shutdown, federal agencies pushed forward a slew of dangerous proposed changes to existing Endangered Species Act regulations.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
We have posted the preview version of our annual Humane Scorecard to help you assess the position of federal legislators on our priority measures. If you do not see your senators and your representative listed as co-sponsors of key bills, we hope you’ll reach out, asking them to promptly co-sponsor them. In addition to holding elected officials accountable for their votes, the scorecard creates incentives for federal legislators to assert leadership on humane issues and take the pro-animal position on a range of actions.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The longest federal shutdown in American history has ended. The funding package that was passed by the U.S. House and Senate earlier this week has now been signed into law.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
A scandal in the pork industry is suggesting the true motives behind the attack on voter-supported farmed animal welfare laws: In a settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit, disclosed in late September, Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million to address allegations of price-fixing in the pork market, the largest-ever settlement of its kind.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Every year, people flock to places like Yellowstone National Park just to try to catch a glimpse of wolves in the wild. Wolves have long symbolized the powerful allure of our wild spaces—but more than that: As a keystone species, wolves are drivers of balanced ecosystems and a powerful reminder that wild animals are part of complex social structures and have deep bonds with their families—just as we do.
By Kathleen Conlee
For more than two decades, Kathleen Conlee, our vice president of Animal Research Issues in the U.S., has been working to end the use of animals in testing and research. But before she became an advocate for animal protection, she worked at a breeding facility that supplied primates to laboratories for research and testing. In this guest blog, I’ve invited her to tell us more about how this shaped her perspective and what life is like for animals inside these places.
