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April 24, 2013
Commercial Fisheries and Marine Mammals
The commercial fishing industry poses dangers to marine mammals. Boat collisions, entanglements in fishing gear, or entrapments as non-target species result in injuries and deaths.
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March 11, 2013
Grocery Stores and Businesses Boycotting Canadian Seafood
Grocery stores and seafood companies that support the Canadian seafood boycott
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March 11, 2013
Urge Your Grocery Store to Protect Seals
Urge your local grocery store to not buy or sell Canadian seafood until the senseless slaughter of seals ends for good.
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March 11, 2013
Join the Boycott to End the Slaughter
The close ties between commercial fisheries and the seal hunt makes a boycott of Canadian seafood products the logical next step in ending the seal hunt.
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March 11, 2013
About the Canadian Seal Hunt
Canada's commercial seal hunt is responsible for the cruel deaths of hundreds of thousands of baby seals each year. End it now.
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February 8, 2013
Humane Animal Advocacy Day Kicks Off in Hawaii
Hawaii animal protection organizations and residents concerned about animal welfare from across Hawaii converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Honolulu on Friday to urge lawmakers to pass better laws to protect Hawaii’s pets and wildlife.
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January 10, 2013
Three Things That Are Driving North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction
Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales remain out of a population that was once numbered in the tens of thousands in the Atlantic Ocean. Once hunted to near extinction, they are slowly recovering, but climate change, collisions with fast-moving ships, and entanglement in fishing gear threaten their survival.
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November 14, 2012
The HSUS Applauds U.S. Coast Guard for Protecting Right Whales from Deadly Ship Strikes
The Humane Society of the United States commends the U.S. Coast Guard for launching “Operation Right Speed”– a program that reminds large vessels traveling through North Atlantic right whale migratory routes and calving grounds to slow down to prevent deadly ship strikes.
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November 13, 2012
"Minds in the Water": A Surfer Fights for Fellow Ocean Creatures
Follow champion surfer Dave Rastovich's fight to protect whales, dolphins, and other marine life in the documentary, "Minds in the Water."
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September 26, 2012
The HSUS Criticizes Federal Agency’s Decision to Delay Protecting Porpoises in Atlantic Waters
The HSUS criticizes a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service that will lead to additional deaths of fall-migrating harbor porpoises by delaying closure of gillnet fishing in an area off the New England coast.
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July 12, 2012
Seal Hero Strikes Again
Young advocate Martin Welych-Flanagan continues his years-long effort to end the Canadian seal hunt.
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June 28, 2012
Ship Speed Limits Sought off Atlantic Coast to Protect Endangered Right Whales
Wildlife conservation and animal protection groups filed a legal petition seeking additional ship speed limits in North Atlantic right whale habitat.
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June 13, 2012
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Ending the Commercial Collection of Hawaii's Reef Wildlife for Aquariums
A majority of Hawaii’s residents support ending the commercial collection of reef wildlife for aquariums, according to a new poll.
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May 23, 2012
Marinas Nationwide Enthusiastically Endorse the Shark-Free Marina Initiative
Marinas on the east and west coasts of the United States are enthusiastically joining the Shark-Free Marinas Initiative to help conserve the world’s imperiled shark populations.
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April 24, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Delaware Capitol to Lobby for Animal Protection
Citizens from across Delaware participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012 met with lawmakers at the Capitol to urge them to pass legislation that will significantly impact animals.
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March 28, 2012
Animal Advocates Lobby Illinois Lawmakers on Legislation to Ban Cow Tail Docking, Shark Fins
During Humane Lobby Day 2012, citizens from across Illinois met with lawmakers at the Capitol and urged them to pass legislation that bans tail docking of cattle and stops the cruel trade in shark fins in the state.
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March 19, 2012
Bonneville Dam Sea Lions Under Siege
A timeline of our work to protect the sea lions who inhabit the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon. Unfairly scapegoated for the river's declining salmon populations, we have been fighting for years to keep the states and the federal government from killing sea lions.
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March 16, 2012
What You Can Do to Help Oceans and Ocean Animals
The health of our oceans is vital to the animals who call them home, and to the overall well-being of our planet. To mark Earth Day this year, Buffalo Exchange stores are joining with HSI and The Humane Society of the United States to celebrate the theme Healthy Oceans, Healthy Earth.
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March 16, 2012
Buffalo Exchange Helps Save Ocean Animals
In recognition of our work to protect marine life, Buffalo Exchange pledged all proceeds from the sale of items priced at one dollar during Buffalo Exchange’s Dollar Day Sale on Saturday, April 21, 2012, as donations to HSI and The HSUS.
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March 15, 2012
Citizens Gather at New Jersey Capitol to Award Humane Legislators, Lobby for Animal Protection Legislation
At our New Jersey Humane Lobby Day, The HSUS awarded Humane State Legislator Awards to New Jersey legislators Tom Kean, Jr., and Connie Wagner, and Sen. Bateman and Assemblywoman Wagner voiced support for a ban on shark fins.
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November 30, 2011
The HSUS and Shark Free Marina Initiative Applaud the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee Decision to Protect Sharks
The Humane Society of the United States and the Shark Free Marina Initiative commend the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for their recent decision to increase protection for four imperiled shark species (tiger sharks, and great, scalloped and smooth hammerheads) in Florida waters beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
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May 20, 2011
The HSUS and Wild Fish Conservancy File Suit To Stop Sea Lion Killing At Bonneville Dam
The Humane Society of the United States, Wild Fish Conservancy, and two individual citizens filed suit today in federal court, seeking to stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from authorizing the killing of as many as 255 sea lions at Bonneville Dam over the next three years.
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February 3, 2011
Underwater Exposure: "The Cove" Director Louie Psihoyos Turns Lens on Dolphin Hunt
Award-winning filmmaker Louie Psihoyos Turns His Lens on Japanese Dolphin Hunt
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January 3, 2011
Trouble in Paradise: Coral Reefs at Risk
Commercial collectors remove millions of fish from coral reefs. The HSUS and HSI are targeting a global trade that lays waste to these fragile ecosystems.
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December 20, 2010
Shark Finning: The Cruelest Cuts
Finning--the cruel practice of cutting off a shark's fin then throwing the shark back into the water--is devastating vulnerable shark populations.
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