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February 9, 2010
Missouri Dog Advocates Enter Case to Defend Puppy Mill Initiative Against Legal Challenge
A court granted the Humane Society of Missouri and a Missouri citizen concerned for the welfare of dogs permission to enter a legal case as defendants in a challenge to the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act initiative.
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February 2, 2010
The HSUS Praises Officials for Halting Unlawful Expansion of Hunting at National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware
The HSUS welcomed a decision from the Fish and Wildlife Service to cancel a new, illegal migratory bird hunting program at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.
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January 29, 2010
Saks Fifth Avenue Settles Fur False Advertising Suit
The HSUS and retailer Saks Incorporated have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that several of the nation’s largest department stores and fashion designers have repeatedly engaged in false advertising and mislabeling of fur garments.
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January 28, 2010
Conservation Groups in Court to Save Highly Endangered Whales
Conservation groups, including The HSUS, challenged the U.S. Navy’s decision to build its $100 million Undersea Warfare Training Range next to the only known calving ground for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
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January 27, 2010
Court Orders Puppy Mill Dog Racketeering Lawsuit To Proceed Against Petland
A federal court in Arizona has ruled to allow a lawsuit to proceed against Petland based on allegations that the retail chain routinely sells unhealthy puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers.
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January 21, 2010
The HSUS Petitions Fisheries Service to List Overfished Porbeagle Sharks as an Endangered Species
The HSUS asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to list porbeagle sharks in the northwest Atlantic as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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December 29, 2009
2009: A Banner Year for Animals
The HSUS reflects on some major achievements for animal protection in 2009. Countless animals have been rescued from harm, spared from suffering and guaranteed basic standards of humane treatment.
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December 15, 2009
HSUS's Animal Protection Litigation Team Celebrates Five Years of Legal Victories
For the last five years, the HSUS has fielded the largest and most effective animal protection litigation team in the country. Here's a look back at the last five years of successes.
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December 1, 2009
Lord & Taylor Bans Raccoon Dog Fur from U.S. Stores
The HSUS and retailer Lord & Taylor have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that several large department stores and fashion designers have repeatedly engaged in false advertising and mislabeling of fur garments. Lord & Taylor will end all use of raccoon dog fur and reform its advertising and garment labeling practices.
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November 13, 2009
La Jolla Seals Decision
The HSUS heralds the ruling by Judge Timothy Taylor of the Superior Court of California in San Diego to allow harbor seals to continue living at Casa Beach in La Jolla. In his ruling, Judge Taylor vacated two previous judicial orders that would have required the City of San Diego to disperse the seals and to dredge the beach to ensure the seals did not return.
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November 10, 2009
Neiman Marcus Once Again Sold Animal Fur as 'Faux Fur'
The Humane Society of the United States has once again discovered that Neiman Marcus advertised and sold animal fur online as “faux” — this time it was a $1,300 Burberry women’s jacket.
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November 2, 2009
The HSUS Releases More Video of Animal Abuse at Vt. Slaughter Plant
The Humane Society of the United States released more details of an undercover investigation that revealed unacceptable and callous animal cruelty at a Vermont slaughter plant, including footage of a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector apparently failing to enforce federal humane treatment laws, and the plant co-owner participating in the abuse with gusto.
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October 14, 2009
IHOP and DineEquity Face SEC, FTC Complaints Over False Animal Welfare Claims
The HSUS filed complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission regarding false and misleading online statements IHOP, and its parent company DineEquity, are making regarding animal cruelty in IHOP's supply chain.
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September 25, 2009
Court Orders Fur False Advertising Case to Proceed Against Major Retailers
The D.C. Superior Court issued a ruling clearing the way for a lawsuit accusing several of the nation's largest retailers — including Lord and Taylor, Macy's, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue — of engaging in false advertising and mislabeling of fur garments.
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September 21, 2009
Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases, Other Toxic Air Pollutants from Factory Farms
The HSUS and a coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to regulate air pollution from factory farms.
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September 16, 2009
Groups Request Expansion of Critical Habitat for the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Conservation and animal welfare groups filed a request with the National Marine Fisheries Service to expand protected habitat for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
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September 11, 2009
Court Upholds 2008 Pa. Law Cracking Down on Puppy Mills
The HSUS and the ASPCA hail a ruling by U.S. District Court for the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania that a 2008 Pennsylvania puppy mill law is constitutionally sound.
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September 4, 2009
Overview of United States v. Stevens
An overview of United States v. Stevens
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August 21, 2009
Conservation Groups Challenge Wolf Hunting
Conservation groups have asked a federal district court to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.
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August 12, 2009
Federal Court Orders Water Pollution Case to Proceed Against Hudson Valley Foie Gras
A federal court in Manhattan has cleared the way for a lawsuit filed by The Humane Society of the United States charging the nation's largest foie gras factory farm with over 1,100 violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Ruling from the bench, Judge Harold Baer rejected Hudson Valley Foie Gras' motion for summary judgment, and ordered the case, which The HSUS filed in 2006, to proceed to discovery immediately.
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