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The HSUS v. Andrew Marc et al. (Fur False Advertising)
Over the last three years, The HSUS has identified dozens of falsely advertised or falsely labeled fur garments across the retail industry
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The HSUS v. California State Board of Equalization (Factory Farm Tax Records)
What does the Board of Equalization have to hide? In addition to granting tax exemptions for cruel battery cage operations, the Board is refusing to turn over documents relating to its support of factory farms
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The HSUS v. Rose Acre Farms, Inc. (FTC egg advertising complaint)
The HSUS filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission asking the Commission to take prompt action to stop Rose Acre Farms, Inc. from deceiving consumers with false claims of humane care, “happy” hens, spacious housing and the like, all of which are violations of federal law.
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The HSUS v. The Regents of the University of California, et al. (Prop 2 Records)
The University of California has refused to provide public documents concerning potentially unlawful campaign activities by its staff regarding Proposition 2
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The HSUS v. The United States Department of Agriculture (downed veal calf petition)
Following revelations of horrific abuse of calves too sick, weak or injured to stand at Bushway Packing, Inc. of Grand Isle, Vermont, The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal petition with the United States Department of Agriculture seeking to eliminate a regulatory loophole that allows non-ambulatory veal calves to be inhumanely handled and slaughtered for human consumption, in violation of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
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The HSUS v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (Laboratory animal pain & distress)
Freedom of information is critical in monitoring how the government enforces animal welfare laws, but delays in releasing information are common.
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The HSUS v. United Egg Producers, et al. (Egg Price Fixing)
The price-fixing conspiracy centers on a bogus animal welfare certification program that dooms hundreds of millions of egg-laying hens to suffer in tiny cages, while producers reap record profits
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The HSUS v. United States Postal Service (Cockfighting magazines)
Lawsuit challenging the refusal by the U.S. Postal Service to implement the newly upgraded federal animal fighting statute by permitting the mailing of animal fighting publications.
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The HSUS, et al. v. Kempthorne, et al. (Great Lakes Wolf Delisting)
HSUS Files Suit to Protect Gray Wolves
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The HSUS, et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service (right whale critical habitat)
The HSUS and other conservation and animal protection organizations filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service for failure to respond to a petition to expand habitat protections for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale to include the whale’s nursery, breeding and feeding grounds. In areas designated as critical habitat, the federal government must take special precautions to ensure that activities such as oil drilling, commercial fishing, military training, and vessel traffic will not diminish the value of the habitat in a way that will impair the recovery of the species.
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