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Senators resurrect a dangerous pro-cruelty, special favors bill for Big Pork

Those who are determined to defend the cruelties of factory farming are never at a loss when it comes to sowing chaos and...

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Farmed animal welfare
Breaking news: USDA eliminates speed limits for killing pigs at slaughterhouses

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Slaughterhouses in the United States are already allowed to kill pigs at a lightning speed...

Protecting equines
Justify’s story highlights urgent need to root out doping and self-policing from horseracing industry

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The saga of 2018 Triple Crown champion Justify, recently chronicled in a New York Times...

Lions are in danger of extinction, but the U.S. will reward a trophy hunter who killed one with an import permit for the animal's body parts

For the first time since 2016, when the United States protected lions under the Endangered Species Act, the Trump...

Animal rescue and response
HSUS investigation uncovers sick puppies, dead rabbit at Texas Petland outlet; animal control agency cites store for alleged violations

Our latest undercover investigation of a Petland store, this one in Frisco, Texas, has revealed frail and ailing puppies...

Ending animal testing
Breaking news: EPA moves to end animal testing

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson In a landmark announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced plans...

Breaking news: California lawmakers ban fur sales, bobcat trophy hunting

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Update: The bill to ban fur sales has also passed the concurrence committee and will now...

As Massachusetts considers an ivory trade ban, HSUS/HSI investigation uncovers thriving market for ivory in state

An undercover investigation from the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International has ​ unearthed a...

U.S. says Michigan businessman who killed critically endangered black rhino can bring his trophy home

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson An American trophy hunter who killed a black rhino in Namibia will receive the Trump...

Protecting equines
At Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration, repeat soring offenders win championship, ribbons

It is a scenario that would be impossible to fathom anywhere other than with in the bizarre world of walking horse...