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Animal rescue and response
A new journey of hope begins for animals rescued from Mississippi house of horrors

It is a moving photograph, and one that shows just how strong an animal can be in the midst of immense suffering. A dog...

Let's seize the moment for animal protection

The annual Taking Action for Animals Conference, organized by the Humane Society of the United States with the Humane Society...

Farmed animal welfare
Court stops millions of dollars in additional government payouts to pork lobby

The National Pork Producers Council, the main lobbying group for the pork industry, will not get its hands on two $3 million...

Breaking: Trump administration proposes new changes to weaken Endangered Species Act

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson During the past year and a half, the Trump administration and the 115th Congress have...

Animal rescue and response
Coyote trapped in plastic tubing and bare bear make remarkable recovery at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center

For the last few months, our Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, California, has been home to two high-profile...

Pathbreaking DC Cat Count project would help humanely manage outdoor cat populations

An estimated 30 to 40 million cats live outdoors in the continental United States at any given time. These are bright and...

Animals in research
On World Chimpanzee Day, let’s celebrate progress and seek a better future for our ‘closest cousins’

When Dr. Jane Goodall went to Africa to study wild chimpanzees exactly 58 years ago today, she embarked on a career that...

Farmed animal welfare
Victory! Rhode Island bans battery cages for egg-laying hens

It’s official: a long-fought-for piece of legislation in Rhode Island to protect hens abused for eggs just became law. The...

Defying the world again, Iceland kills what may be an endangered blue whale

The images are sickening and reminiscent of the photos trophy hunters tend to post with their safari kills. Workers for the...