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March 5, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Charleston
West Virginians concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Charleston on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets and exotic animals.
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March 5, 2013
Connecticut State Reps. Auden Grogins and Diana Urban Receive 2012 Humane State Legislator Award
The Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest animal protection organization, is pleased to announce that Connecticut state Reps. Auden Grogins, D-Bridgeport, and Diana Urban, D-North Stonington and Stonington, have been selected as Connecticut’s Humane State Legislators for 2012.
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February 28, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Montpelier
Vermonters converged on the State Capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Montpelier to lobby in support of several measures including bills to improve conditions for farm animals by banning the extreme confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates, and to strengthen standards for commercial dog breeders.
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February 28, 2013
Wayne's Blog: Horse Meat on the American Dinner Plate?
Many European food manufacturers sell meat products in the U.S. If horse meat wound up unexpectedly in the European meat supply, why couldn’t it be in the U.S. supply too?
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February 27, 2013
Federal Lawmakers Push to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend federal lawmakers for reintroducing legislation that will close a loophole in the Animal Welfare Act regulations that currently allows puppy mills to sell dogs over the Internet without any oversight or standards of care.
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February 27, 2013
Legislation Introduced to Crack Down on Captive Hunting
The Humane Society of the United States praised Illinois Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, for introducing House Bill 3118, legislation to crack down on captive hunting facilities – fenced enclosures where animals are trapped and shot for guaranteed trophies. HB 3118 would place a moratorium on any new captive hunt facilities for native mammals from opening in the state.
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February 26, 2013
Kyle Chandler and Daughter, Sawyer, to Join Texas Humane Lobby Day in Support of Banning Shark Fin Trade
Kyle Chandler, star of “Friday Night Lights,” Oscar-winning “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” and his 11-year-old daughter, Sawyer, will be joining The Humane Society of the United States and other concerned animal welfare advocates to meet with Texas lawmakers and lobby for better protections for sharks.
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February 21, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Annapolis
Maryland citizens concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day 2013 in Annapolis to lobby for animal protection laws.
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February 21, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Trenton
New Jersey citizens converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day 2013 in Trenton to lobby for animal protection laws.
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February 14, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Frankfort
Citizens from across Kentucky converged on the state capitol Thursday to lobby for better animal welfare laws. Humane Lobby Day is sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, the Kentucky Animal Welfare Alliance and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).
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