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  • February 14, 2011

    Samson the Lion Turns 10 on Valentine's Day

    The Fund for Animals

    With a “cake” fit for a jungle king, Samson the African Lion celebrates his 10th birthday on Valentine’s Day at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Ramona, California.

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  • February 1, 2011

    Vote for Your Favorite Chimp Drawing

    Hundreds of K-12 student artists entered our Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest. Choose your favorite of eight finalists for the People's Choice award. Vote now!

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    Related Chimpanzees Used in Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Biomedical Research

  • December 10, 2010

    Meet Kimie: December's Chimpanzee of the Month

    Kimie was kept as a pet and used in entertainment as a young chimpanzee. Years later, she was found in a dilapidated cage at an abandonded house and taken in by Chimps, Inc., a chimpanzee sanctuary in Bend, Oregon.

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  • November 23, 2010

    Students: Enter Our Chimp Drawing Contest

    Students in grades K-12 are invited to enter the 2010 Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States.

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    Related Chimpanzees Used in Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Biomedical Research

  • October 6, 2010

    Latest SeaWorld Orca Death Adds to Evidence of Captivity Perils

    Naomi Rose, Ph.D., marine mammal scientist for The HSUS, issued a statement about the recent orca death at SeaWorld.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment

  • August 31, 2010

    ‘MUTTS’ Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell to Judge Chimpanzee Drawing Contest

    The HSUS is spreading the message to young people about chimpanzees in laboratories through a drawing contest launching Sept. 1. The 2010 Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest opens up a conversation about chimpanzees while sparking creativity and compassion among students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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    Related Chimpanzees Used in Research , Biomedical Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Dangerous Exotic Pets

  • August 6, 2010

    Animal Welfare Groups Urge Jefferson County, Colo. to Shut Down Inhumane Rodeo Event

    The HSUS, the Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies and the Dumb Friends League are urging Jefferson County, Colo. officials to cancel the Coleadero Rodeo, in light of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged animal abuse.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment

  • June 24, 2010

    "One Lucky Elephant"--Sounding the Trumpet for Elephants

    The HSUS sponsored the LA Film Festival premiere of "One Lucky Elephant."

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • June 7, 2010

    The HSUS Reacts to Death of SeaWorld Whale

    Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D., marine mammal scientist for The HSUS and an orca biologist, released a statement regarding the orca at SeaWorld Orlando who died from complications that arose while giving birth.

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    Related Captive Marine Mammals , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment

  • April 30, 2010

    The HSUS Applauds USDA Animal Welfare Act Enforcement Transparency

    The HSUS applauds Thursday's announcement by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that it will resume issuing press releases on enforcement actions taken in response to violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Puppy Mills , Dangerous Exotic Pets

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