By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Michigan over cage-free eggs. The lawsuit is an attempt to gut a 2019 law requiring that eggs produced and sold in the state come from hens kept in cage-free environments. The move tries to reverse a trend that goes well beyond Michigan, the broad public rejection of the obvious cruelty of intensively confining farmed animals in cages so small they can hardly move.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement last week that it will suspend until December 31, 2026, the implementation of regulatory reforms designed to protect horses from soring conceals a bitter truth. In further stalling its enforcement of a final rule to prevent a stone-cold cruelty, the agency has abdicated its responsibility to protect horses under the Horse Protection Act, as directed by Congress. The announcement itself is proof.
WASHINGTON (January 23, 2026)—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statements and background for media regarding the U.S. Department of Justice filing a lawsuit against Michigan’s Cage-Free Egg Law.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Each year, as the final weeks of the calendar approach, we reflect on the progress we’ve made to end animal cruelty all over the world. That said, the holidays and celebrations that center around a dinner table can be a difficult reminder that much work still needs to be done.
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
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
It’s been over 35 days since the U.S. federal government shut down; many federal workers are still furloughed, and some employees continue to work without pay.
