Breaking: New threats to grizzlies, wolves and Endangered Species Act emerge in Congress

By on April 28, 2023 with 11 Comments
Breaking: New threats to grizzlies, wolves and Endangered Species Act emerge in Congress

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources voted in favor of six bills and resolutions that threaten to remove protections from grizzly bears and gray wolves and weaken the Endangered Species Act. This “grab bag” of danger includes: House Joint Resolutions 29, . . . 

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We’ve been fighting Canada’s brutal seal hunt for decades. We aren’t about to stop.

By on April 24, 2023 with 6 Comments
We’ve been fighting Canada’s brutal seal hunt for decades. We aren’t about to stop.

Some threats facing animals can seem too gargantuan to fight. Those are precisely the issues we choose to pursue, and I am immensely proud of our commitment to exposing some of the cruelest practices facing animals all over the world. Canada’s commercial seal slaughter is . . . 

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These Petland stores are blatantly flouting the law

By on April 21, 2023 with 2 Comments
These Petland stores are blatantly flouting the law

In recent years, we’ve made incredible progress for dogs in puppy mills by raising broad awareness of their plight and by advocating for the passage of local ordinances and state laws that prohibit the sale of puppies in pet shops. Fighting this progress are those . . . 

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Just one major U.S. department store still sells fur. That’s one too many.

By on April 18, 2023 with 5 Comments
Just one major U.S. department store still sells fur. That’s one too many.

Earlier this week, we joined Born Free USA, FOUR PAWS USA and Last Chance for Animals in a national campaign to persuade department store Dillard’s to go fur-free. Unlike its fur-free competitors Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, T.J. Maxx, Kohl’s, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard’s . . . 

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How volunteering for animals has enriched my life

By on April 17, 2023 with 5 Comments
How volunteering for animals has enriched my life

We’re kicking off National Volunteer Week—and celebrating Global Volunteer Month—by featuring one of our HSUS volunteers who will share her story about how helping animals has enriched her life. But before we do so, it’s essential to acknowledge that volunteers are the backbone of our . . . 

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You can help stop one of the cruelest threats facing wildlife

By on April 14, 2023 with 7 Comments
You can help stop one of the cruelest threats facing wildlife

In the past few weeks, I’ve detailed our recent undercover investigations into gruesome wildlife killing contests in Illinois and Nevada. Nothing about these investigations is easy to see or hear. But I want to explain why we are so committed to exposing these events to . . . 

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New progress in fight against puppy mills shows caring about companion animals is a nonpartisan issue

By on April 11, 2023 with 5 Comments
New progress in fight against puppy mills shows caring about companion animals is a nonpartisan issue

In a country where political tempers often run hot, agreement can seem incredibly rare. But, regardless of party affiliation, a consensus is emerging that our companion animals should be treated with basic decency—and this is not how kitten and puppy mills treat dogs and cats. . . . 

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A defining animal welfare issue of our time: Access to care

By on April 10, 2023 with 0 Comments
A defining animal welfare issue of our time: Access to care

I was in New Orleans last week for our Animal Care Expo 2023, an inspiring event that drew more than 2,600 animal welfare professionals. I always love attending Expo, which has been building a stronger animal protection movement for more than three decades. This time . . . 

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After the ‘Tiger King’ era, new ways to help other captive wild animals

By on April 6, 2023 with 3 Comments
After the ‘Tiger King’ era, new ways to help other captive wild animals

In our recent USA Today opinion piece, we wrote about the cascade of events that sparked passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act late last year. Among other factors, the pandemic-era Netflix sensation Tiger King laid bare the cruelties of the cub petting industry . . . 

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Help stop dangerous bills that would reduce the penalties for animal fighting

By on April 3, 2023 with 22 Comments
Help stop dangerous bills that would reduce the penalties for animal fighting

So much of our work centers on making positive progress for animals, helping to pass state or federal laws to ensure their protection, working on corporate social responsibility campaigns to get companies to change their practices or appealing directly to the public to raise awareness. . . . 

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An ‘itch to kill’: Undercover at wildlife killing contests in Nevada

By on March 30, 2023 with 11 Comments
An ‘itch to kill’: Undercover at wildlife killing contests in Nevada

Earlier this month, our Nevada state director Rebecca Goff and others testified at the Assembly Natural Resources Committee hearing in support of a bill in Nevada (A.B. 102) that would end cruel, unsporting and ecologically destructive wildlife killing contests in the Silver State. An end . . . 

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Breaking: New anti-doping program is good news for racehorses

By on March 27, 2023 with 3 Comments
Breaking: New anti-doping program is good news for racehorses

Today marks a critical turning point for thoroughbred racehorse safety, and it comes just in time for the upcoming Triple Crown season. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority just launched its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program, ushering in a new era of safety and welfare . . . 

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