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  • August 16, 2016

    Bestseller "What a Fish Knows" by Jonathan Balcombe takes a deep dive into how fish think and feel

    All Animals magazine, September/October 2016

    A new book from Jonathan Balcombe called "What A Fish Knows" explores the thoughts and feelings of fish.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • July 17, 2015

    From Victims to Protectors: Shark Attack Survivors Join the Fight to Save the Ocean’s Top Predator

    All Animals magazine, September/October 2015

    Members of Shark Attack Survivors for Shark Conservation are fighting to save the very animals that nearly killed them. Why do they advocate for them now? Find out.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • 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

  • October 24, 2014

    Rays of Hope: Humane Society International Helps Implement Historic New Protections for Sharks and Rays

    All Animals magazine, Nov/Dec 2014

    Humane Society International helps implement historic new protections for sharks and rays

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

  • 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

  • May 23, 2012

    Marinas Nationwide Enthusiastically Endorse the Shark-Free Marina Initiative

    Shark Free Marinas Initiative

    Marinas on the east and west coasts of the United States are enthusiastically joining the Shark-Free Marinas Initiative to help conserve the world’s imperiled shark populations.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • April 24, 2012

    Animal Advocates Gather at Delaware Capitol to Lobby for Animal Protection

    Delaware Votes for Animals

    Citizens from across Delaware participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012 met with lawmakers at the Capitol to urge them to pass legislation that will significantly impact animals.

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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Chaining and Tethering Dogs , Fisheries and Marine Life

  • March 28, 2012

    Animal Advocates Lobby Illinois Lawmakers on Legislation to Ban Cow Tail Docking, Shark Fins

    ASPCA®

    During Humane Lobby Day 2012, citizens from across Illinois met with lawmakers at the Capitol and urged them to pass legislation that bans tail docking of cattle and stops the cruel trade in shark fins in the state.

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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Fisheries and Marine Life

  • March 16, 2012

    What You Can Do to Help Oceans and Ocean Animals

    The health of our oceans is vital to the animals who call them home, and to the overall well-being of our planet. To mark Earth Day this year, Buffalo Exchange stores are joining with HSI and The Humane Society of the United States to celebrate the theme Healthy Oceans, Healthy Earth.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation , Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Seal Hunt , Whaling

  • March 16, 2012

    Buffalo Exchange Helps Save Ocean Animals

    In recognition of our work to protect marine life, Buffalo Exchange pledged all proceeds from the sale of items priced at one dollar during Buffalo Exchange’s Dollar Day Sale on Saturday, April 21, 2012, as donations to HSI and The HSUS.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Shark Tournaments , Whaling

  • March 15, 2012

    Citizens Gather at New Jersey Capitol to Award Humane Legislators, Lobby for Animal Protection Legislation

    The Humane Society of the United States

    At our New Jersey Humane Lobby Day, The HSUS awarded Humane State Legislator Awards to New Jersey legislators Tom Kean, Jr., and Connie Wagner, and Sen. Bateman and Assemblywoman Wagner voiced support for a ban on shark fins.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals

  • November 30, 2011

    The HSUS and Shark Free Marina Initiative Applaud the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee Decision to Protect Sharks

    Shark Free Marina Initiative

    The Humane Society of the United States and the Shark Free Marina Initiative commend the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for their recent decision to increase protection for four imperiled shark species (tiger sharks, and great, scalloped and smooth hammerheads) in Florida waters beginning Jan. 1, 2012.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • December 20, 2010

    Shark Finning: The Cruelest Cuts

    Finning--the cruel practice of cutting off a shark's fin then throwing the shark back into the water--is devastating vulnerable shark populations.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • July 9, 2010

    Aloha, Shark Fin

    The Humane Society of the United States

    As of July 1, 2010, it is illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in the state of Hawaii.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Shark Tournaments

  • January 20, 2010

    Protecting Porbeagle Sharks

    The Humane Society of the United States

    The HSUS is petitioning the National Marine Fisheries Service to give Endangered Species Act protections to porbeagle sharks, who are targeted by commercial fishing and recreational tournaments.

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    Related Shark Tournaments , Fisheries and Marine Life , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • 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

  • September 25, 2009

    Fisheries Factsheet

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Commercial fishing in the world's oceans raises concerns regarding overexploitation of fish, the welfare of non-target marine creatures, and the tendency to blame marine mammals for fish depletion.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life , Marine Pollution and Noise

  • April 23, 2009

    Bill to Protect Sharks Introduced in Senate

    The Humane Society of the United States

    The HSUS and Humane Society International applaud Sen. John Kerry for introducing the Shark Conservation Act in the Senate.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • March 6, 2009

    Costa Rica Leads Call at United Nations to Increase Protections for Sharks

    Humane Society International

    The future may be brighter for sharks if a UN committee implements a request adopted this week to hold an international workshop evaluating a global shark conservation strategy.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

  • January 28, 2009

    Don't Eat Shark Fin Soup for Chinese New Year

    Humane Society International

    Humane Society International asks people celebrating the Chinese New Year to avoid eating shark fin soup.

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    Related Fisheries and Marine Life

 

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