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Lions living in squalor highlight urgent need to end captive lion breeding industry, canned hunts

South Africa’s captive lion breeding industry is a grim enterprise, and it is one that we have been working to shut down for...

Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Activists expose dog meat industry in Shanghai, as city hosts World Dog Show

Shanghai is now hosting the 2019 World Dog Show, an event billed as a “joyful gathering for dog lovers and lovely dogs across...

Bill in Congress would require better veterinary care, other reforms for dogs in puppy mills

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson A quartet of bipartisan U.S. Representatives today introduced a bill that would strengthen...

Protecting equines
Preventing the lethal control and slaughter of America’s wild horses and burros

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson In recent years, understanding our firm and absolute opposition to horse slaughter in the...

Breaking news: U.S. says giraffes may qualify for Endangered Species Act listing

Giraffes, whose populations in the wild have plummeted by 40 percent over the last three decades, may qualify for protection...

Bipartisan voices urge USDA to implement puppy mill reforms

With one month to go before public comment closes on a federal rule that would curb some of the worst practices at puppy...

Protecting equines
Proposal offers brighter future for wild horses and burros

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program is broken. Since inception of...

Farmed animal welfare
Earth Day, plant-based eating, and the future of our planet

I’m a mom and an animal protection advocate, and when I think about the health of our planet I can’t help but do so as...

Animal rescue and response
Animal care expo captures spirit, vitality of humane work today

Animal Care Expo 2019 in New Orleans has been a booming success, with record attendance, an increased pool of scholarship...