Furry Celebs in the Spotlight for National Campaign to Promote Pet Adoption
You’ve probably gotten at least a glimpse of these Internet celebrities in viral videos or social media feeds: Toast Meets World, a toothless King Charles puppy mill rescue who has 342,000 Instagram followers; Bento the Keyboard Cat, who plays that electronic instrument not quite as . . .
‘Judge Me by the Enemies I Have Made’
More than anything, The HSUS is about one purpose: making tangible progress to stop animal cruelty. Our determined work for all animals wins us millions of supporters. But it also stirs the passions and fears of special interests and individuals who make a profit or get . . .
Breaking News: Bob Evans, a Family Dining Fixture, Joins the Cage-Free Movement
Today, Bob Evans—one of the country’s largest family dining chains based in Ohio, with more than 500 restaurants in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast — announced it will go 100 percent cage-free for the more than 100 million eggs it uses annually. You’ve lately heard, . . .
Breaking News: Feds Adopt the Right Policy for Right Whales
Right whales – more endangered than pandas, Siberian tigers, or black rhinos – received a lifeline today from the federal government when the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced it will take action to expand the boundaries of their existing critical habitat in the North . . .
A Blizzard of Activity to Help Animals
The unusually fierce snowstorm that buried the mid-Atlantic states and disrupted transportation and work for so many people also wreaked havoc for animals. Wild animals are built to withstand bouts of severe weather, but they struggle to survive when temperatures and precipitation levels get extreme (there . . .
Cecil’s Revenge
Cecil may be roaring from heaven that other lions throughout Africa, including members of his former pride, may not experience his horrible fate, thanks to a federal rule that goes into effect today. The rule stipulates that American hunters who travel to Africa to hunt . . .
Trophy Hunting Provisions Lard Up Trojan Horse Bill in Congress
The so-called Sportsmen’s Act in Congress was always a misnomer. The bill provides a small class of trophy hunters free rein to kill native carnivores or bring their body parts into the United States without delivering anything practical or meaningful for rank-and-file hunters and fishermen. Yesterday, . . .
Target Hits the Mark With Transition to 100 Percent Cage-Free Eggs
Target Corporation—one of the country’s largest retailers—has announced it is dismantling cages from its egg supply by 2025. On Monday, ConAgra Foods—maker of Egg Beaters and other popular food product brands—announced it too is switching to 100 percent cage-free eggs. Working with such big-name companies . . .
From Cecil to Sandy: Trophy Hunters and the Slaying of Lions Abroad and at Home
The killing of Cecil the lion shocked people throughout the world, but Americans took particular offense because the shooter was one of our own – a privileged dentist from Minnesota. What a misuse of time and wealth to kill an extraordinary and beautiful creature, an icon . . .
India’s Courts Breathe Life Into HSI’s Lifesaving Campaigns
This week, the state of Tamil Nadu in South India is celebrating its annual harvest festival without a traditional and gruesome spectacle: Jallikattu, an event in which men hang by the humps of bulls, traumatizing the animals by pushing and pulling at them and causing . . .
Breaking News: Denny’s Going Cage-Free
One of the nation’s best-known family dining brands, Denny’s, just announced plans to switch to 100 percent cage-free eggs throughout all its U.S. locations, completing the process over the next decade. The South Carolina-based company uses roughly half a billion eggs a year, so once the . . .
In Liberia, Coming to the Rescue of Chimps Abandoned by NY Blood Center
EDITOR’S NOTE: GOOD NEWS! The HSUS and the New York Blood Center have announced an agreement to provide long-term sanctuary for the Liberian chimpanzees. READ THE UPDATE » I am proud to introduce two heroes to you—Jim and Jenny Desmond—two HSUS colleagues who deployed to . . .
