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January 20, 2010
Protecting Porbeagle Sharks
The HSUS is petitioning the National Marine Fisheries Service to give Endangered Species Act protections to porbeagle sharks, who are targeted by commercial fishing and recreational tournaments.
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November 13, 2009
La Jolla Seals Decision
The HSUS heralds the ruling by Judge Timothy Taylor of the Superior Court of California in San Diego to allow harbor seals to continue living at Casa Beach in La Jolla. In his ruling, Judge Taylor vacated two previous judicial orders that would have required the City of San Diego to disperse the seals and to dredge the beach to ensure the seals did not return.
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November 6, 2009
One to Watch Films of 2009
Check out these four major animal-protection themed movies and documentaries currently in theaters or on dvd including "The Cove", "Food, Inc.", "Hotel for Dogs", and "The End of the Line".
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September 16, 2009
Groups Request Expansion of Critical Habitat for the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Conservation and animal welfare groups filed a request with the National Marine Fisheries Service to expand protected habitat for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
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May 5, 2009
Victory For Seals!
The European Union has banned the trade in seal products, closing a major market for the fur and saving the lives of untold hundreds of thousands of seals.
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April 23, 2009
Bill to Protect Sharks Introduced in Senate
The HSUS and Humane Society International applaud Sen. John Kerry for introducing the Shark Conservation Act in the Senate.
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March 16, 2009
Iron Chef Boycotts Canadian Seafood
At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Iron Chef Cat Cora joins The HSUS' ProtectSeals Campaign and hosts a screening of Nigel Barker's documentary "A Sealed Fate," filmed during the 2008 Canadian seal hunt.
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March 13, 2009
Clearwater has the Power to End the Seal Hunt
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March 6, 2009
Costa Rica Leads Call at United Nations to Increase Protections for Sharks
The future may be brighter for sharks if a UN committee implements a request adopted this week to hold an international workshop evaluating a global shark conservation strategy.
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March 5, 2009
Live from the Ice: A Spectacular Nursery
Rebecca Aldworth reports from the harp seal nursery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence just weeks before the Canadian seal hunt.
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