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  • February 9, 2015

    Help Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals by Changing State Laws at Humane Lobby Day

    You can help pass laws that protect animals in your state. Humane Lobby Day is easy, fun and guaranteed to make you feel like a powerful animal activist. We'll help you find the Humane Lobby Day in your state.

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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Bear Trophy Hunting , Biomedical Research , Captive Hunts , Captive Marine Mammals , Carriage Horses , Chaining and Tethering Dogs , Chimpanzees Used in Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Cockfighting , Wildlife Killing Contests , Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals , Cruel Slaughter Practices , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Dissection , Dogfighting , Dogs and Cats in the Fur Trade , Dove Shooting , Environmental Impact , Outdoor Cats , Fisheries and Marine Life , Force-Fed Animals , Fox Penning , Fur Production: Caged & Trapped Animals , Fur Used in Fashion , Greyhound Racing , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation , Hog-Dog Fighting , Homeless Horses , Horse Slaughter , Internet Hunting , Lethal Wildlife Management , Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Medical Training Using Animals , Pain and Distress in Research Animals , Pet Overpopulation , Pets Used in Experiments , Pheasant Stocking , Poaching , Puppy Mills , Rattlesnake Roundups , Shark Tournaments , World Spay Day , Tennessee Walking Horses , Threatened and Endangered Species , Wild Horses , Wildlife and Roads , Wildlife Overpopulation , Wildlife Trade , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • April 24, 2013

    Commercial Fisheries and Marine Mammals

    The Humane Society of the United States

    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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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Lethal Wildlife Management , Marine Pollution and Noise , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • November 28, 2012

    HSI and His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Call for Kindness to Animals, Marking the Launch of New Affiliate Organization in India

    Humane Society International announced the official launch of its office in India at an event in Mumbai featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who spoke movingly about compassion for animals and the responsibility that all of us have to act with intentionality in protecting them from human-caused cruelty.

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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Cosmetic and Product Testing , Cockfighting , Dogfighting , Fur Used in Fashion , Lethal Wildlife Management , Humane Eating , Pet Overpopulation , Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals , Cruel Slaughter Practices , Poaching , World Spay Day , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • 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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    Related Whaling , Threatened and Endangered Species , Marine Pollution and Noise , Fisheries and Marine Life , Captive Marine Mammals

  • 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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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • June 6, 2012

    New Report Documents Yahoo! Profits From Killing Endangered Whales and Dolphins

    Humane Society International

    Hundreds of whale products for sale on the Japanese website of Internet search engine company Yahoo! show how the California-based company profits from the venture, according to a new report released today that can be found by clicking here.

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    Related Threatened and Endangered Species

  • September 25, 2009

    Marine Mammals in Captivity

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Marine mammals are captured from the wild for public display in aquaria and marine parks. The nature of this captivity dooms marine mammals to misery.

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    Related Captive Marine Mammals , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • September 25, 2009

    Making Noise about Underwater Acoustics

    The Humane Society of the United States

    The U.S. Marine Mammal Commission and the International Whaling Commission are looking at oceanic noise pollution.

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    Related Marine Mammal Stranding , Threatened and Endangered Species , Marine Pollution and Noise

  • September 25, 2009

    Sonar: Acoustic Harassment

    The Humane Society of the United States

    The U.S. Navy continues to promote low-frequently sonar despite the risk the technology poses to endangered and threatened marine species.

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    Related Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Threatened and Endangered Species , Whaling

  • September 25, 2009

    Noise Pollution and Acoustic Harassment

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Marine mammals are highly sound-oriented creatures. Noise pollution and intentional acoustic harassment can disrupt their social lives and foraging habits.

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    Related Marine Pollution and Noise , Threatened and Endangered Species , Marine Mammal Stranding

  • September 25, 2009

    Do Marine Mammals Belong in Captivity in the 21st Century?

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Most captive dolphins have been captured from the wild. The HSUS believes that dolphins do not belong in captivity, but where they have lived for millennia—in the ocean.

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    Related Captive Marine Mammals , Zoos and Exhibitors , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • September 25, 2009

    Held Captive: Developing Nations

    The Humane Society of the United States

    While the United States, Canada and the nations of the European Union have all experienced a decline in attendance at marine parks, developing nations are headed in the opposite direction.

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    Related Captive Marine Mammals , Threatened and Endangered Species , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • September 25, 2009

    Longline Fishing Threatens Seabirds and Other Marine Life

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Longline fishing, which results in the incidental bycatch of many marine animals, is facing a chorus of criticism for killing hundreds of thousands of sea birds and sea turtles.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Marine Pollution and Noise , Threatened and Endangered Species

 

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