Farm Animals
Top Ten State Victories of 2010
We’ve had a strong year on animal protection in state legislatures, just the latest indicator of forward movement in the policy-making realm for our cause. This year, 97 new state laws and regulations were enacted to protect animals, and since 2005, it’s been 537 laws . . .
Reservations About the Animal Abuse Registry
A law recently passed in Suffolk County, New York to require people convicted of cruelty to animals to register with a publicly accessible website or face jail time and fines. This idea has surfaced in several other states this past year, including California, Rhode Island, . . .
Country’s Clucking About Cruelty of Cage Confinement, Food Safety Risks
A day after our press conferences in Washington, D.C. and Houston detailing the findings of our undercover exposé of Cal-Maine, the nation’s largest egg supplier, it’s obvious that the press and the public are coming to the subject with an elevated understanding of the connection . . .
Shocking, Unacceptable Conditions Revealed at Nation’s Largest Egg Producer
An HSUS investigator has gone undercover again to take a behind-the-scenes look at the living conditions of laying hens confined in battery cages—in this case, at a facility run by Cal-Maine, the largest egg producer in the country with 26 million birds under its control. . . .
In Memory of Dr. Dean Wyatt: A Courageous Voice Against Cruelty
Most of us have had the fortunate experience of meeting individuals, at one point or another in our lives, who demonstrated integrity and commitment of the highest order. For those of us at The HSUS who had the privilege of working with him, Dr. Dean Wyatt was such a person.
An Open Letter to the Missouri Farm Bureau
Last week, Missouri voters approved Proposition B. In campaigning against the measure, the Missouri Farm Bureau leveled an array of false charges against Prop B and also against The Humane Society of the United States, which worked to pass Prop B. I write to address these charges and to set the record straight.
“Hot in Kansas City” – And the Rest of Missouri
Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B—a different kind of robocall, given that this campaign tool is so often used to convey harsh and dishonest information about . . .
Relief for Abused Calves: Remembering An Investigation and Those Behind It
This Saturday, Oct. 30, it will be one year since The HSUS’s investigation into the Bushway calf slaughter plant shuttered this Grand Isle, Vt. facility where so many baby cows suffered cruelty that can only be believed if one sees it on our video—extreme electrical . . .
A Number of Measures of Success
Some weeks ago The HSUS submitted its Form 990, a financial filing required by the Internal Revenue Service to ensure transparency, good governance, and accountability. Today, we’re posting it on our website, as we do every year after it is submitted to the federal government. . . .
Third Quarter Blog Favorites
This quarter on the blog, chickens ruled the roost—from July through September the blog deemed most popular based on your clicks was the news that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation applying the animal welfare standards contained within California’s Proposition 2 to all shell (whole) eggs . . .
Cruelties Destined for Condemnation
In a piece in Sunday’s Washington Post, Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah identified the cruelty of factory farming as one of those issues that future generations will condemn us for.
Talk Back: Crushing Testimony
Last week The HSUS’s Nancy Perry testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing arguing for the enactment of legislation to crack down on the despicable animal crush video industry. These videos typically show scantily clad women or girls, often in high-heeled shoes, impaling, crushing, stomping . . .
