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April 12, 2013
A Sore Subject: The Tennessee Walking Horse Industry
The high-stepping stride of the Tennessee Walker has long entertained equestrians in the South. But the gait of these splendid animals too often comes at a cost, when they are intentionally made to suffer for the sake of the spectacle.
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April 11, 2013
Five Workers at Wyoming Premium Farms Convicted of Animal Cruelty following Undercover Investigation
Five employees from Wheatland, Wyo.-based Wyoming Premium Farms— Patrick Ruckavina, Richard Pritekel, Edward Pritekel, Kali Oseland and David Bienz—have each been convicted on multiple counts of cruelty to animals after a Humane Society of the United States undercover investigation documented acts of animal abuse.
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April 11, 2013
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate to Crack Down on Animal Fighting Spectators
A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill that would outlaw spectators’ willful attendance at organized animal fights and impose additional penalties for bringing a minor to an animal fight. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mark Kirk, R-Ill., Maria Cantwell, D-Wa., and David Vitter R-La., have introduced S. 666, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act.
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April 11, 2013
Spring Kicks Off Wildlife Baby Boom
Humane Wildlife Services urges homeowners who think they have a wild guest living in their home to not take matters into their own hands
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April 11, 2013
Rhode Island State Legislators Receive 2012 Humane State Legislator Awards
The Humane Society of the United States has awarded Rhode Island State Sen. Dominick Ruggerio (D, 4th District) and Rep. Patricia Serpa (D, 27th District) as Rhode Island’s Humane State Legislators for 2012.
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April 11, 2013
Boats in the Fog, Seal Blood in the Water
Rebecca Aldworth and our Protect Seals team follow sealers through the fog and witness gruesome scenes of baby seals clubbed and shot to death, sometimes slowly.
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April 11, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Wisconsin
Wisconsinites concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Madison on Wednesday to lobby for better laws to protect exotic animals.
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April 10, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Harrisburg on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets, exotic animals and wildlife.
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April 10, 2013
Kind News Feature: Saving Mustangs
Each year, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up from the wild and sold at auction, and some are sent to Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered (killed for their meat). Meet a few mustangs who made it to the safety of a sanctuary—and some kids who are working to protect horses.
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April 10, 2013
Rep. Jared Moskowitz joins advocates in support of animal cruelty bill
Florida residents converged on the state capitol Wednesday to lobby for better animal welfare laws. Humane Lobby Day is sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, GREY2K USA and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).
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April 10, 2013
Kind News Story: Voices for Horses
Learn how three kids from across the country are working to stop the roundup and slaughter of America's wild horses, a.k.a. mustangs.
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April 10, 2013
President Obama, NIH Applauded for Addressing Needs of Chimpanzees Retired from Research
President Obama’s proposed FY2014 budget wisely includes a cost saving plan to increase sanctuary capacity for government-owned chimpanzees no longer needed for invasive research.
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April 10, 2013
Canadian Seal Slaughter Begins Again
Despite the collapse of the sealing economy, it persists. Guest blogger Rebecca Aldworth reported from the scene of the slaughter.
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April 10, 2013
Tragedy and Hope at Canada's Seal Slaughter
Sealers killed about 4,450 baby seals on the first day of Canada's seal slaughter, staining the ice and their boats red with blood.
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April 10, 2013
Kind News Story: First-Grade = First-Rate
After Hurricane Sandy hit, first-graders at Bremen Elementary-Middle School decided to raise money to help people and pets left homeless by the storm.
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April 10, 2013
White House Recommends Removal of Horse Slaughter Funding in Proposed 2014 Budget
Congress could once again ban the use of federal funds to inspect horse slaughter plants in the United States if it follows the lead of the White House—a move that is strongly supported by The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).
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April 9, 2013
Taxpayer-Subsidized Seal Hunt Begins off Canada’s East Coast
HSI/Canada was on location to document cruelty at Canada’s 2013 commercial seal hunt as it opened in the "Front" (the waters northeast of Newfoundland).
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April 9, 2013
“Pit Bull” Legislation Fails in Maryland
Statement from Tami Santelli, Maryland state director for The Humane Society of the United States, upon the Maryland General Assembly’s failure to address a Court of Appeals ruling last April that pit bull type dogs are “inherently dangerous”
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April 8, 2013
Maryland General Assembly Passes Legislation Banning Shark Fin Trade
The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, National Aquarium, National Wildlife Federation and Oceana applaud the Maryland General Assembly for banning the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins.
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April 8, 2013
Arkansas Legislature Praised for Banning Primates as Pets
The Humane Society of the United States commends the Arkansas legislature for passage of House Bill 1391, a bill to prohibit the future private possession of apes (which includes chimpanzees), baboons and macaque monkeys.
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