The HSUS works to end the worst abuses in hunting and to maintain longstanding protections for animals where they already exist.
Help Stop Cruel Bear Trapping in Maine
Maine is the only state that still allows the unsporting practice of bear trapping. Bears are often left suffering in the painful trap for hours before they are shot. If you live in Maine, show your support for the Bear Protection Act, which would end this abuse.
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Poaching
Poachers may kill at least as many animals each year as legal hunters do, and these criminals don't care whether they hunt in season or kill endangered animals. Learn More
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Fox Pens
Dogs are judged on how they chase down fenced-in foxes and coyotes. Pens are a new game of suffering that should be shut down. Learn More
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Captive Hunts
In captive hunts, shooters pay to kill animals trapped behind fences. What's "fair chase" about that? Learn More
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Bear Baiting
Bear baiting cruelly pits a tethered, often defenseless bear against packs of threatening dogs. Act Now
Wildlife Protection News
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June 14, 2013
Coalition Applauds Maine Legislature for Upholding Voting Rights
The Maine legislature rejected a constitutional amendment intended to subvert voter participation in the democratic process.
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June 13, 2013
Virginia Game Board Endorses Weak Fox Pen Regulations
Despite the objections of more than 2,000 Virginians, the Virginia Game Board passed new fox pen regulations that do little to stop dogs from killing foxes within these pens.
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June 10, 2013
Coalition Urges Maine Legislature to Reject Unprecedented Attack on Democracy
A coalition of groups, including The Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife Alliance of Maine and Citizens in Charge, is urging the Maine legislature to reject a constitutional amendment that deliberately subverts voter participation in the democratic process.
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June 7, 2013
Vermont Governor Cracks Down on Cruel and Unsporting Captive Pig Hunts
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed legislation that prohibits the importation and possession of wild pigs and their hybrids into law. House Bill 101, introduced by Rep. David Deen, D-Windham, bans feral pigs from captive hunts – fenced pens where trophy-seekers pay to shoot the trapped animals for guaranteed kills.
