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February 5, 2013
Legislation to Crack Down on Fox Penning Passes Virginia Senate
The HSUS applauds the Virginia Senate for advancing Senate Bill 1280, authored by Sen. David Marsden, D-Burke, to crack down on inhumane fox pens.
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February 4, 2013
Companies Pledge to Go Gestation-Crate-Free
The HSUS's campaign against cruel gestation crates for pigs has met with considerable success. This page presents some of the headliner companies that have pledged to get rid of gestation crates in their supply chains.
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January 31, 2013
Federal Court Refuses to Block New Texas Puppy Mill Law
A federal court in Austin Texas heard arguments and then rejected a motion by certain disgruntled commercial dog breeders to block the state’s new puppy mill law from going into effect.
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January 31, 2013
Legislation to Crack Down on Fox Penning Advances to the Full Virginia Senate
The HSUS applauds the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee for advancing Senate Bill 1280, authored by Sen. David Marsden, D-Burke, to crack down on inhumane fox pens.
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January 31, 2013
The HSUS Praises EPA Action to Protect Kids, Pets and Wildlife from Highly Toxic Rodent Poisons
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for banning the sale of 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison products made by Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because they fail to comply with EPA safety standards. The ban was announced Wednesday.
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January 22, 2013
Marriott International Enhances Commitments to Animal Welfare in Food Supply Chain
Marriott International announces it will eliminate gestation crates and require all eggs and egg products to come from cage-free hens in its food supply chain
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January 22, 2013
The HSUS Commends Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department For Raid of Large Cockfighting Operation
Statement from State Director for Tennessee, Leighann McCollum, regarding the raid of a large cockfighting operation in Hawkins County
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January 22, 2013
Expert Advisory Panel Confirms Chimpanzee Retirement from Laboratories to Sanctuary is the Way Forward
The HSUS commends the expert recommendations proposed to the National Institutes of Health by its independent advisory body, the Council of Councils, regarding chimpanzee research and retirement.
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January 22, 2013
General Mills to Pork Industry: No More Gestation Crates
The Humane Society of the United States applauds Minneapolis-based General Mills, one of America’s leading food companies, for announcing that it will eliminate gestation crates—small cages used to confine breeding pigs—from its pork supply chains.
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January 14, 2013
2012 Accomplishments
The HSUS accomplished a number of important victories for animal protection in 2012. Learn more about them here.
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