Whaling nearly drove several species to extinction, so nations agreed to a ban on commercial whaling. But some countries kill thousands of whales every year and are pushing to start full-scale commercial whaling again. Help us make the oceans safe.
“Save the whales” isn’t an old-fashioned idea—whaling is. People don’t need whale products, including meat.
Commercial whaling is intolerably inhumane and unsustainable. Whales face so many other threats: entanglement in debris and fishing gear, chemical and noise pollution, and climate change.
Join our Save Whales Not Whaling campaign and let governments and corporations know you want the slaughter to end for good.
Obama Warns Iceland: Stop Whaling
September 19, 2011 – President Obama declared that Iceland's whaling activities go against worldwide efforts to protect whales, saying the nation's actions "threaten the conservation status of an endangered species."
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December 30, 2011
2011 ACE Documentary Grant Winners
The Humane Society of the United States awards the 2011 ACE Documentary Film Grant to "Cages of Shame," about bears held captive on bile farms in China.
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September 26, 2011
Ryan Reynolds Dishes on "The Whale"
Read an exclusive conversation with Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds about his behind-the-scenes role in the poignant and thought-provoking new documentary "The Whale" and what this remarkable story means to him.
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September 6, 2011
A Whale of a Tale
"The Whale" is a documentary film that tells the story of Luna, an inquisitive, friendly, orca whose life teaches us about the mysterious yet undeniable bond we have with our fellow creatures.
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August 17, 2011
"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."
Our Victories
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January 5, 2011
Shark Conservation Act Signed into Law to Curb Cruel Shark Finning
The HSUS, HSI and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud President Barack Obama for signing an important bipartisan bill that will increase protection for sharks from the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning.
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December 21, 2010
Shark Conservation Act Wins Final Congressional Approval
The HSUS, Humane Society International and the Humane Society Legislative Fund commend the U.S. House for giving final congressional approval to legislation that will increase protection for sharks from the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning.
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November 23, 2010
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Sea Lion Killing at Bonneville Dam
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco halted the National Marine Fisheries Service’s program to kill federally protected sea lions at the Bonneville Dam on the Washington and Oregon border.
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October 6, 2010
Administration Proposes New Habitat Protections for Whales in Response to Advocates’ Lawsuit
The HSUS hailed a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to revise critical habitat for North Atlantic right whales, an endangered species that clings to survival with fewer than 400 individuals remaining.