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May 16, 2011
Charlotte Ross: Help Chimpanzees in Laboratories
Actress Charlotte Ross describes the misery that chimpanzees in laboratories must endure and urges the public to contact their United States legislators to support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act H.R.1513 and S.810 in a new video for The HSUS.
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April 13, 2011
Federal Bill to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees Introduced in Congress
The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act was introduced today with bipartisan support in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
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March 29, 2011
The HSUS Applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Launching New Database on Animal Welfare Enforcement
The HSUS applauds the USDA for launching a new database to increase public access to information regarding research facilities and other entities regulated under the Animal Welfare Act.
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March 24, 2011
Animal Advocates Lobby Maine Lawmakers for Animal Welfare Legislation
Citizens from across Maine will meet with their lawmakers Thursday at the capitol and urge them to pass a variety of important animal welfare bills during Humane Lobby Day 2011. The HSUS and Maine Friends of Animals are sponsoring the event.
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March 22, 2011
Infant Deaths and Potential Fraud Exposed at Chimpanzee Lab
The deaths of fourteen baby chimpanzees and evidence of potential government fraud at the largest chimpanzee laboratory in the world has prompted The HSUS to file legal petitions with the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.
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February 1, 2011
Vote for Your Favorite Chimp Drawing
Hundreds of K-12 student artists entered our Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest. Choose your favorite of eight finalists for the People's Choice award. Vote now!
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January 28, 2011
Scientists, Apply Now for Animal Alternatives Award
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2011 Russell and Burch Award, which will be given to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to animal alternative methods in the areas of biomedical research, testing or higher education.
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January 4, 2011
A New Year's Reprieve for Alamogordo Chimpanzees
Nearly 200 government-owned chimpanzees are temporarily safe, now that a plan to transfer them to a Texas research laboratory has been postponed. This is an important victory in the battle to permanently retire a group of chimpanzees who have already suffered in laboratories for decades.
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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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November 23, 2010
Students: Enter Our Chimp Drawing Contest
Students in grades K-12 are invited to enter the 2010 Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States.
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August 31, 2010
‘MUTTS’ Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell to Judge Chimpanzee Drawing Contest
The HSUS is spreading the message to young people about chimpanzees in laboratories through a drawing contest launching Sept. 1. The 2010 Chimps Deserve Better Drawing Contest opens up a conversation about chimpanzees while sparking creativity and compassion among students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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July 15, 2010
Jane Goodall Marks 50 Years of Protecting Chimpanzees
Fifty years ago this week, at the age of 26, renowned primatologist Jane Goodall marked the start of what would become her life's work: studying and protecting chimpanzees.
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May 21, 2010
9-Year-Old is Champion for Chimps
Brandon Wood is an inspiring young advocate with a passion for helping chimpanzees in laboratories and sanctuaries.
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February 16, 2010
Willy, the Pickpocketing Macaque
The primates at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch endured much suffering before coming to the sanctuary.
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March 4, 2009
Jane Goodall Responds to Undercover Chimpanzee Investigation
Renowned chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall has issued a statement regarding the undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United states into primate abuse at Louisisana-based laboratory New Iberia Research Center.
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March 4, 2009
Undercover Investigation Reveals Cruelty to Chimps at Research Lab
Chimpanzees and monkeys are suffering in shocking conditions--and American taxpayers are footing the bill. That's the finding of a nine-month undercover investigation at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. View the undercover footage, then take action to help chimpanzees and monkeys used in research.
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October 28, 2005
International Resolution Calls For An End To Primate Research
A group of international animal protection organizations, including the Humane Society of the United States, presented an historic resolution in 2005 calling for an end to the use of non-human primates in biomedical research and testing.
