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November 19, 2012
The HSUS Urges Gilead Sciences to End Chimpanzee Use in Invasive Experiments
The Humane Society of the United States submitted a shareholder resolution urging Gilead Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, Calif., to publicly commit to phasing out its use of chimpanzees in invasive research by Dec.15, 2013.
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November 9, 2012
Wayne's Blog: In Wake of Election, Time to Pass Animal Welfare Reforms
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle urges the Obama administration to act on policy issues affecting animals.
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October 18, 2012
Animal Welfare and Conservation Groups Petition USDA to Prohibit Public Contact with Dangerous Wild Animals
On the one-year anniversary of the Zanesville, Ohio, tragedy in which about 50 big cats, bears, primates and other animals were released from cages at a private menagerie, The Humane Society of the United States, World Wildlife Fund, International Fund for Animal Welfare, The Fund for Animals, Born Free USA, Big Cat Rescue, and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries filed a legal petition asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit public contact with big cats, bears and primates under the Animal Welfare Act.
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October 3, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Third-Quarter Favorites - Protecting Dogs, Horses, Pigs, and Animals in Labs
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle highlights his most popular blog posts from the last quarter.
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September 28, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Talk Back - A Good Week for Pigs, Chimpanzees, Bears, and Hounds
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle shares reader comments from a week full of achievements for animals.
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September 21, 2012
Wayne's Blog: 110 Chimpanzees from New Iberia Research Center Will Be Safe from Testing
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses the National Institutes of Health's announcement that 110 chimpanzees at the New Iberia Research Center will now be "permanently ineligible" for use in harmful research.
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September 21, 2012
National Institutes of Health Calls 110 NIRC Chimpanzees “Permanently Ineligible” for Invasive Research
The Humane Society of the United States today welcomes a decision by the National Institutes of Health for making 110 chimps currently housed at the New Iberia Research Center “permanently ineligible” for research and is moving them out of that facility, including a move of 10 of the animals to Chimp Haven, a chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana.
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July 30, 2012
Glee Actress Charlotte Ross Visits Retired Research Chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Animal welfare advocate and star of FOX’s hit series “Glee,” Charlotte Ross recently made a visit to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Washington state where she spent the day with Burrito and the other chimps who reside at CSNW.
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July 25, 2012
The HSUS Applauds U.S. Senate Committee for Advancing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act
The HSUS applauds the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for approving the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810) and urges its passage in the full U.S. Senate.
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July 12, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Issues Statement in Response to Las Vegas Chimpanzee Escape
Holly Haley, The Humane Society of the United States’ Nevada state director, issued this statement in response to the escape of two chimpanzees in a northwest Las Vegas residential area, which resulted in the shooting death of one of the animals.
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July 10, 2012
The HSUS Issues Statement on End of Invasive Chimpanzee Research Program at Maryland Lab
The HSUS issued a statement on the closure of an invasive chimpanzee research program at Bioqual, Inc--a laboratory in Rockville, Md.
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June 21, 2012
The HSUS and Born Free USA Applaud the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for Advancing the Captive Primate Safety Act
The HSUS and Born Free USA applaud the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for approving the Captive Primate Safety Act, and urges its passage in the Senate.
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June 11, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Investing In a Better Future for Animals
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses how the organization uses its position as a stockholder to generate progress for animal welfare in various industries, including chimpanzee research and cosmetics testing.
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June 7, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Jane Goodall’s Extraordinary Dedication for Animals
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses his admiration for famed animal advocate Jane Goodall.
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June 4, 2012
Public Calls on National Institutes of Health to End Invasive Chimpanzee Experiments
The HSUS delivered more than 30,000 letters from the public to members of the National Institutes of Health’s Council of Councils and its working group currently evaluating the use of chimpanzees in NIH-supported research.
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May 21, 2012
Join us at Black Beauty Ranch for the 5K Freedom Run
Join us June 9 for the first ever 5K Freedom Run at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas. Registration starts at 7:00 am.
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April 25, 2012
Designing Fun for Retired Chimpanzees
The chimpanzees in retirement at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch spent years captive in research laboratories. That’s why we make sure that our resident chimpanzees get the chance to do what they like—play, paint, or kick back—all day, every day.
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April 24, 2012
Congress Asked to Spare Chimps, Save Tax Dollars
The HSUS today asked members of the Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Water and Wildlife to take action on the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810).
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March 13, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Tennessee Capitol to Lobby for Stronger Laws to Protect Primates
Citizens from across Tennessee participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012 assembled at the state house in Nashville to urge legislators to pass a bill to phase out the private possession of all species of primates.
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February 2, 2012
Wayne's Blog: It’s Time to Bench the Super Bowl Chimp Ads
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses a CareerBuilder ad featuring chimpanzees that will air during this year's Super Bowl.
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February 1, 2012
Conservation and Animal Welfare Groups Submit Comments Urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Increase Protections for Chimpanzees
The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations submitted public comments applauding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for reviewing the status of the chimpanzee under the Endangered Species Act and urging the agency to act swiftly to protect all chimpanzees, captive and wild, by designating them all as endangered.
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December 29, 2011
2011: Beautiful Victories for Animals in Laboratories
What do Botox, the Endangered Species Act, and biomedical research have in common? Find out about The HSUS's work to protect animals in laboratories in 2011.
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December 22, 2011
Shareholder Proposal Urges Idenix Pharmaceuticals to End the Use of Chimpanzees in Invasive Experiments
The Humane Society of the United States submitted a shareholder resolution asking Idenix Pharmaceuticals to publicly commit to phasing out its use of chimpanzees in invasive research by Dec. 15, 2012.
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December 15, 2011
The HSUS Praises Institute of Medicine Finding That Invasive Biomedical Chimpanzee Experiments Are “Not Necessary”
The Humane Society of the United States is “tremendously encouraged” by the Institute of Medicine’s conclusion that the current use of chimpanzees for invasive biomedical research is not scientifically necessary. This finding, among others, is found in the IOM’s report entitled “Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity,” which was released today.
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December 15, 2011
Wayne's Blog: New Report Confirms Invasive Biomedical Research on Chimps is Unnecessary
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses a landmark Institute of Medicine report confirming that the current use of chimpanzees for invasive biomedical research is “largely unnecessary.”
