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April 17, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in South Carolina
South Carolinians converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Columbia on Wednesday to lobby for animal protection laws.
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April 17, 2013
California’s Dangerous Anti-Whistleblower Bill Pulled by Author
The California anti-whistleblower “ag-gag” legislation, Assembly Bill 343 backed by the California Cattlemen’s Association, was pulled by the bill’s author, Assemblymember Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, after facing widespread opposition by a broad range of organizations including those that work to protect food safety, the environment, animals, the first amendment and labor unions.
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April 16, 2013
The HSUS and HSI Criticize Decision to Allow First Import of Critically Endangered Black Rhino Trophy in More Than Three Decades
In a setback for species protection and an end to more than 30 years of U.S. protection for the critically endangered black rhino, the Obama Administration has granted approval to an American trophy hunter to import a sport-hunted rhino trophy into the United States from Namibia.
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April 16, 2013
Humane Lobby Day Kicks Off in Michigan
Michiganders concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Lansing on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets and exotic animals and to oppose the legislature’s underhanded attempt to stifle the voting rights of Michigan citizens on wildlife issues.
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April 16, 2013
Anti-Wolf Bill Would Also Enable Repeal of Voter-Approved Ban on the Target Shooting of Mourning Doves
A bill introduced to derail a citizen referendum to prevent the state’s declining wolf population from being subjected to trophy hunting and commercial trapping would also enable a small, hunter-dominated commission to overturn the state’s 2006 ban on the target shooting of mourning doves.
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April 12, 2013
Legislation to End Rampant Cruelty in Tennessee Walking Horse Competitions Endorsed by Animal Welfare Organizations
Animal welfare organizations applaud members of Congress for introducing federal legislation to stop the cruel practice of “soring”—the deliberate infliction of pain to the hooves and legs of horses to produce an artificial high-stepping gait that gains unfair competitive advantage at horse shows.
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April 12, 2013
Animal Advocates Praise North Carolina Lawmakers for Introducing Bill to Crack Down on Puppy Mills
Animal welfare advocates including North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare, Susie’s Law, the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), Humane Society of Charlotte, SPCA of Wake County, United Animal Coalition and The Humane Society of the United States applaud Rep. Jason Saine, R- 97, for introducing a bill to ensure that dogs are treated humanely in commercial breeding facilities.
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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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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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