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Meredith Lee / Humane World for Animals

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We just rescued nearly 1,000 chinchillas
Earlier this week in Ohio, our Animal Rescue Team completed the removal of 951 chinchillas who had been suffering in a wild...
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A Fin whale partially surfacing in the ocean
Iceland will allow up to 318 whales to be killed this summer. That’s 318 too many.

Iceland has reduced its whaling quota for 2026—but it still allows the killing of up to 318 fin and minke whales this summer...

Two metal dog crates placed side by side
Puppy mills Dog and cat welfare
Exposed: 100 horrible puppy mills across the US
In August 2025, at a dog breeding operation in Missouri, a husky mix named Masterpiece got sick with diarrhea and appeared...
A sow stands in a narrow farrowing crate at an industrial pig farm. Her piglets walk around the tiny enclosure in the background.
Farmed animal welfare
Big Pork’s cruelty goes to a vote in Congress, and that’s where we must stop it
The day of judgment has come for Big Pork’s last-ditch attempt to destroy the ability of states to enact farm animal...
Someone “soring” a Tennessee walking horse to create an exaggerated and unnatural gait
Protecting equines
We're suing the USDA for failing to protect horses from soring

Soring isn’t tradition. It’s cruelty.

Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei)
Wildlife protection
Extremists in US Congress, Executive Branch target the Endangered Species Act for extinction

The Endangered Species Act, a landmark law for the protection of wildlife, is under attack.

Chickens in chicken house
Farmed animal welfare
Breaking: Target renews, strengthens plan to sell only eggs from cage-free hens
Target has renewed its commitment to sell only eggs from cage-free hens by 2030. The company has released a comprehensive...
a person petting a cow
Farmed animal welfare
How volunteering for animals builds community and enriches lives

In celebration of Global Volunteer Month and National Volunteer Week in the United States and Canada, we express our sincere...

Two horses, one adult and one foal
Protecting equines
President Trump’s proposed budget abandons wild horses to slaughter

President Trump’s proposed FY27 budget cuts the Wild Horse and Burro Program’s funding and eliminates a crucial prohibition...

Circus scene where an elephant is carrying several children on its back in front of an audience.
‘How I helped ban wild animals in circuses in my small Michigan town’

Across the U.S., 200 localities and more than a dozen states now restrict the use of wild animals in circuses. Policy...

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Meredith Lee /Humane World for Animals