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December 18, 2012
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Eliminating Controversial Pig Cages from Supply Chain
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Denver-area based Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, a leader in the quick-casual segment of the restaurant industry, for its plans to eliminate controversial gestation crates.
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December 14, 2012
D.C. and Des Moines Buses Wrapped with Ads Exposing Pork Industry Confinement
Pedestrians and motorists in the nation’s capital and the capital of the largest pork producing state are now seeing municipal buses almost fully wrapped with actual images of the inhumane confinement conditions that breeding pigs endure inside factory farms – a practice that is typically hidden from public view by the pork industry.
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December 12, 2012
Humane Jane: HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Speaks Up for Animals
Award-winning TV journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell tackles the toughest issues in animal welfare
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December 7, 2012
New Poll Shows New Hampshire Voters Overwhelmingly Support Bill to Protect Farm Animals by 7-to-1 Margin
A new statewide survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research reveals New Hampshire voters overwhelmingly support legislation to require breeding pigs and veal calves on factory farms have sufficient space to turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs.
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December 5, 2012
Royal Caribbean to Eliminate Controversial Pig Cages from Pork Supply Chain as Latest Corporate Responsibility Move
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the world’s second-largest cruise operator, for its announcement that it will eliminate controversial gestation crates—cages used to confine breeding pigs—from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.
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December 4, 2012
Going Undercover in the American Factory Farm
Right now, and at any given moment, a handful of HSUS investigators are working undercover...and Mary Beth Sweetland is their den mother. [Article from the Humaneitarian]
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December 4, 2012
The HSUS Praises Metro Health Hospital for Participating in Meatless Monday
The Humane Society of the United States praises Wyoming, Mich.-based Metro Health Hospital for becoming the latest hospital to join the international Meatless Monday movement.
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December 4, 2012
Animal Welfare League of Arlington and The HSUS Praised for Work Throughout Arlington County
Chairwoman Mary Hughes Hynes of the Arlington County Board issued a proclamation commending the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, The Humane Society of the United States, and Arlington residents for working together to improve the treatment of animals, including farm animals in the food industry.
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November 28, 2012
Pork Industry Faces Legal Complaint Over Unlawful Checkoff Lobbying
The Humane Society of the United States filed a complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Inspector General seeking an investigation into the National Pork Board’s potential use of federal checkoff dollars to support the National Pork Producers Council’s lobbying efforts.
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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.





