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September 19, 2017
Animal advocates call on L’Oréal to join efforts to end cosmetic animal cruelty
The #BeCrueltyFree campaign has issued a public call urging L’Oréal to support legislative efforts to ban cosmetic animal testing and sales worldwide. Despite more than 200 companies in the cosmetics industry having already thrown their weight behind the campaign and legislation, L’Oréal — one of the industry’s largest players — has been conspicuously quiet and sidestepped weighing in on this important proposal in Congress.
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September 9, 2017
Leading animal protection groups criticize greyhound racing industry for lack of preparedness for major hurricane
The Humane Society of the United States has been doing preparedness work and animal transports and evacuations in Florida, and is preparing for search-and-rescue and additional transports after Hurricane Irma hits.
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September 8, 2017
U.S. House approves amendment to enable cruel, unsporting killing of grizzly bears and wolves on millions of acres of National Park Service lands in Alaska
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment by a vote of 215 to 196 to block a 2015 rule issued by the National Park Service to protect grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, coyotes and caribou on public lands in Alaska from egregious and unsustainable killing practices. Earlier this year, the House and Senate voted narrowly to unwind similar protections for wildlife on national wildlife refuges, using the Congressional Review Act as a mechanism.
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September 8, 2017
EPA scientist receives award for advancing alternatives in research, sparing millions of animals
The Humane Society of the United States has bestowed its 2017 Russell and Burch Award to Environmental Protection Agency scientist Robert Kavlock for his contributions to the advancement of alternatives to using animals for toxicity testing.
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September 7, 2017
Nation’s highest-volume wildlife hospital, trauma center and rehabilitation facility prepares for Hurricane Irma
With Hurricane Irma heading to Florida, SFWC, the nation’s highest-volume wildlife hospital, trauma center and rehabilitation facility, is making plans to protect more than 350 adult and nursery patients in its care, encompassing about 60 species. These include songbirds, seabirds, ducks, geese, squirrels, turtles and tortoises, woodpeckers, warblers, owls, opossums and more.
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September 7, 2017
Animal welfare groups launch landmark ballot initiative to stop puppy mill cruelty in the Buckeye State
The HSUS, along with a coalition of local and national animal welfare organizations and nearly 2,500 Ohio residents, yesterday filed a ballot initiative petition with the Ohio Attorney General to stop systemic suffering of dogs in puppy mills, defined as inhumane commercial breeding facilities that disregard the health and well-being of dogs. Ohio is the second largest puppy mill state in the nation, trailing only Missouri in the number of federally-licensed commercial dog breeding operations.
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September 4, 2017
Humane Society of the United States aerial survey of devastated southeast Texas reveals thousands of stranded cattle
An aerial survey conducted by personnel with The Humane Society of the United States across east Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey revealed hundreds of cattle stranded.
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September 1, 2017
The Humane Society of the United States receives $250,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts from Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust
The Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust has provided a much-needed grant of $250,000 to The HSUS to support urgent animal relief efforts in response to Hurricane Harvey.
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August 31, 2017
Celebrities urge Congress to keep horse slaughterhouses closed in the U.S.
Ten years ago, the last horse slaughter plant operating in the United States closed its doors.
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August 29, 2017
California ballot initiative seeks to prevent animal cruelty, protect food safety in the Golden State
The HSUS and a coalition of animal protection, veterinary and food safety groups today filed ballot language that seeks to upgrade California’s laws aimed at preventing cruelty to farm animals and protecting California consumers from inhumanely produced and unsafe animal products. The HSUS and the other organizations filed the measure with the California Attorney General today as a step toward a statewide signature gathering campaign to launch this fall.
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August 29, 2017
Animal protection groups file lawsuit to stop cruel, unsustainable hunts of Yellowstone grizzly bears
The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for its decision to prematurely eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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August 25, 2017
A half-century of care: Cleveland Amory started the Fund for Animals 50 years ago. The author and advocate would have turned 100 this year.
Over the course of 30 years at the helm of the Fund for Animals, Cleveland Amory proved himself a man of action as well as wit. In 2017, the Fund is marking not only its 50th anniversary, but the centennial of its founder’s birthday.
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August 22, 2017
Proposed Westport, Connecticut ordinance would overturn longstanding trapping ban
The Humane Society of the United States is speaking out as the town of Westport, Connecticut, is considering changes to the current town code to allow the use of trapping to control coyotes. The proposed change would allow homeowners or the town Board of Selectman to hire wildlife trappers to trap and remove coyotes from private and public property. Coyotes would likely be captured using leghold traps.
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August 17, 2017
Gov. Chris Sununu announces support for updated animal welfare legislation in New Hampshire
On the heels of the rescue of 84 Great Danes from a suspected puppy mill in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Gov. Chris Sununu, R, is announcing support for strengthening the state’s animal cruelty laws and an update regarding the Governor's Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals.
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August 17, 2017
Operation Grey Muzzle takes flight, transports hundreds of Puerto Rico shelter dogs stateside
A group of more than 200 dogs, including many senior dogs, from overwhelmed Puerto Rico animal shelters will arrive at airports in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina next week. Upon arrival, these lucky companion animals will continue their journey to shelters and rescue partners along the East Coast.
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August 17, 2017
Animal rescue coalition to donate 1,000 beds to Puerto Rico shelters, lead workshop and transport shelter pets stateside
For years, dogs at 11 Puerto Rico animal shelters have been sleeping on hard, concrete floors. Next week — that and much more is about to change as The Humane Society of the United States, along with Kuranda and Bubba’s Beds for Shelter Friends, give the gift of comfort to homeless pets.
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August 10, 2017
Tales from the barkside: How to help your dog stop barking
Got a loudmouth dog at home? Try these tips for resolving excessive barking issues.
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August 10, 2017
True grit: Undercover investigators confront the challenges of a life in the shadows
On paper, Amy Winter looks like a drifter: someone who moves from town to town, taking one menial job after another, never staying put in one place long. Only a few of her family members know that her real job is working as an undercover investigator for The HSUS.
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August 10, 2017
Your best shot: Readers submit their best photos to All Animals magazine
Readers share the stories behind these photographs of a regal bull elk, a fluffy kitty and a smiley dog.
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August 10, 2017
Big problems under the big top: How you can help wild animals in circuses and traveling shows
While the now-shuttered Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was the biggest name in the circus world, it was never the only player: Around the country, traveling animal acts continue to pop up at county fairs and local showgrounds, typically with little scrutiny of how they’re treating their animals.
