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May 22, 2012
The HSUS Applauds the California Senate’s Passage of Bill to Prohibit Bear and Bobcat “Hounding”
The HSUS applauds the California Senate for voting 22 to 15 to end the inhumane and unsporting practices of using dogs to hunt down bear and bobcats – a practice known as “hounding.”
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April 24, 2012
The HSUS Applauds the California Senate Committee’s Passage of S.B. 1221
The HSUS applauds the California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water for voting 5 to 3 to advance legislation which would prohibit the inhumane and unsporting practices of bear and bobcat hounding.
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April 20, 2012
Research on Hound Hunting Commissioned by The Humane Society of the United States Confirms Harmful Consequences for Many Wildlife Species
New scientific findings by a leading conservation biologist support a ban on hound hunting of black bears and bobcats. Rick Hopkins, principal and senior conservation biologist for one of California’s foremost ecological consulting firms, shared his findings in a letter to Sen. Ted Lieu, D- Torrance, who recently introduced Senate Bill 1221 to prohibit the practice in California.
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August 11, 2011
Bobcat Hit by Car on Road to Recovery
The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center gets an injured two-year-old bobcat on track for release back into the wild.
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April 14, 2011
Portrait of an Innovator: Bringing Humane Wildlife Control to Vermont
Meet JoAnn Nichols, whose company, Into the Wild, uses humane methods to evict unwanted wild animals.
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December 14, 2010
Congress Can Spare Taxpayers and Animals
President Obama’s bipartisan deficit-reduction commission is making recommendations for reducing the deficit, and here at The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund we are proposing a few cost-cutting measures for lawmakers to consider in getting the country’s budget back on track.
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October 20, 2010
Wildlife Sanctuary Established in Ashland, Oregon
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust has received a donation of a 154-acre conservation easement in Ashland, Ore.
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August 26, 2010
Back to School in Fur-Free Style
When it comes to back to school shopping, it’s still "buyer beware" when it comes to fur trim. Use our guide for fur-free shopping.
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March 12, 2010
HSI Urges Nations to Protect Wildlife from International Trade
At the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, HSI urges nations to support proposals to increase or retain protection for species threatened by international commercial trade.
