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May 24, 2013
Bipartisan Legislation to Reform Nation’s Chemical Laws Calls for Minimization of Animal Testing
The Chemical Safety Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill which gives the Environmental Protection Agency increased authority to ask for information about industrial chemicals and supports the use of approaches that do not rely on animal testing, was introduced in Congress this week.
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May 9, 2013
Companies Should Come Clean and Join Forces to End Animal-Tested Cosmetics
In the wake of an Australian investigation into cosmetics’ brands and inaccurate information provided to consumers, Humane Society International urges companies to join forces with its global campaign Be Cruelty-Free and end animal testing.
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May 2, 2013
CeeTox, Inc., a Leader in Safety Testing Without Animals, Wins The Humane Society of the United States Award for Corporate Progress
CeeTox, Inc. has been honored with the Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award by The Humane Society of the United States for its work to replace the use of animals in chemical testing.
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March 13, 2013
Celebrities Voice Support for an End to Cosmetic Animal Testing
A global effort to end cosmetics testing on animals is generating support from Ke$ha, Colbie Caillat, Michael Vartan, Daniella Alonso, Francia Raisa, Torrey DeVitto, Fiona Gubelmann and Joanna Krupa who all are endorsing a campaign by The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International during the groups’ Be Cruelty Free Week.
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March 12, 2013
The Humane Society Of The United States to Honor LUSH Cosmetics with Genesis Corporate Award
The HSUS will bestow the inaugural Genesis Corporate Award on the global cosmetics company LUSH for raising awareness of animal protection issues through its ongoing commitment to creating cruelty-free products and for strenuously campaigning for animal-free testing in Europe and around the world
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March 12, 2013
New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Strongly Oppose Animal Testing for Cosmetics
An end to animal testing of cosmetics is the goal of the inaugural Be Cruelty-Free Week, launched by The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International. The global campaign urges consumers to get involved in creating a humane economy – both with their pocketbooks and the power of their voices.
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March 8, 2013
Buffalo Exchange Wants You to Be Cruelty-Free
Buffalo Exchange and The HSUS' Be Cruelty-Free campaign are teaming up to help end cosmetics testing on animals.
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February 20, 2013
Wayne's Blog: A Scientific Indictment of Animal Research and Testing
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses why researchers must end their reliance on animal research and focus on humane tools and technologies that are are directly relevant to humans
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January 31, 2013
The HSUS Praises EPA Action to Protect Kids, Pets and Wildlife from Highly Toxic Rodent Poisons
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for banning the sale of 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison products made by Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because they fail to comply with EPA safety standards. The ban was announced Wednesday.
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November 28, 2012
HSI and His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Call for Kindness to Animals, Marking the Launch of New Affiliate Organization in India
Humane Society International announced the official launch of its office in India at an event in Mumbai featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who spoke movingly about compassion for animals and the responsibility that all of us have to act with intentionality in protecting them from human-caused cruelty.
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October 25, 2012
FIAPO Joins Forces with HSI’s Be Cruelty-Free Campaign to End Cosmetics Animal Testing in India
Humane Society International is delighted that the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations has become a formal partner of its Be Cruelty-Free campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics in India.
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October 24, 2012
Wayne's Blog: 55 Actions to Help Animals and The HSUS
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle lists 55 things you can do to positively impact animals.
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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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July 30, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Cosmetics Companies Backslide on Pledge to Be Cruelty-Free
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses the decision of some cosmetic companies to suspend their cruelty-free policies in order to break into the cosmetics market in China.
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July 30, 2012
Ricky Gervais Raps Cosmetics Companies for Testing on Animals and Abandoning Ethics to Sell Products in China
Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais lashed out against cosmetics companies that put profit before compassion and test on animals to sell their products in China, where the practice often is required by law.
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July 9, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney Supports HSI and The HSUS’ Be Cruelty-Free Campaign
Sir Paul McCartney has given his backing to The HSUS and HSI’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign, the largest-ever global effort to end animal testing for cosmetics worldwide.
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July 6, 2012
Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States Issue Statement on Urban Decay Decision to Abandon China Sales
Humane Society International and The HSUS are issuing the following statement in response to an announcement from cosmetics giant Urban Decay that it has cancelled plans to market its products in China, a country that requires animal testing for cosmetics
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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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May 21, 2012
EPA's Reductions in Pesticide Animal Testing Requirements Welcomed
Scientists from Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups are pleased that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will reduce animal testing requirements for pesticides.
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April 24, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Help Us End Animal Testing for Cosmetics Worldwide
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses the launch of the Be Cruelty-Free campaign, the largest-ever worldwide effort to stamp out animal testing for beauty products.
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April 23, 2012
‘Be Cruelty-Free’ Campaign Launches To End Cosmetics Testing on Animals
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International have launched the largest-ever global campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics — Be Cruelty-Free.
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March 12, 2012
Wayne's Blog: New EPA-L’Oréal Partnership Could Help End Animal Testing for Cosmetics
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency and L'Oreal to evaluate non-animal methods of testing substances in cosmetics.
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January 6, 2012
Avoiding Animal Testing
By 2050, wrote HSI's Dr. Andrew Rowan in an article in The Scientist, we might finally see the last of animal use in the laboratory.
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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 1, 2011
Taxpayers Join The HSUS in Urging University Laboratories to Prohibit Severe Animal Suffering
The HSUS sent letters from 26,688 members of the public to 388 federally-funded colleges and universities, urging the schools to adopt a formal policy that would protect animals in their laboratories from severe pain and distress.
