-
May 21, 2012
The HSUS Urges Pennsylvania Senate to Immediately Ban Private Ownership of Exotic Pets
In the wake of an undercover investigation revealing that an Oklahoma roadside zoo with ties to Pennsylvania is allowing children to interact with dangerous predators, The Humane Society of the United States is urging the state Senate to quickly pass H.B. 1398, the exotic pet bill, sponsored by Rep. Edward Staback, D-Lackawanna/Wayne.
-
May 18, 2012
The HSUS Urges Congress to Take Immediate Action by Passing the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
In the wake of an undercover investigation revealing that an Oklahoma roadside zoo with approximately 200 tigers and other big cats is allowing children to interact with dangerous predators, The HSUS is calling on members of Congress to take immediate action on the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act (H.R. 4122).
-
May 17, 2012
Reward Offered in New York Python Neglect
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for releasing a python in Hyde Park, New York.
-
May 17, 2012
Animal Welfare Organizations Praise Ohio House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for Passing Dangerous Wild Animal Act
The HSUS, Born Free USA and the ASPCA® issued the following statements in response to the passage of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
-
May 16, 2012
HSUS Undercover Investigation Reveals Dead Tigers, Safety Threats at Oklahoma’s GW Exotic Animal Park
We have released the results of an undercover investigation into an Oklahoma exotic animal park, where an investigator recorded tiger deaths, unwarranted breeding and dangerous incidents involving children and adults.
-
May 15, 2012
HSUS Applauds New Jersey Assembly Committee for Passing Bill to Regulate Captive Tigers
The HSUS applauds the New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for passing a measure to require certificates of registration for captive tigers.
-
May 8, 2012
The HSUS Urges North Carolina to Restrict Exotic Animals as Pets After Escaped Monkey Bites Three People in Asheville
The HSUS urges North Carolina lawmakers to regulate the private ownership of exotic animals in the wake of the incident involving an escaped marmoset monkey that bit three people in Asheville, N.C. According to a neighbor, the marmoset monkey routinely escaped from a residence where she was kept as a pet.
-
April 30, 2012
Return of Powerful Exotic Animals to Private Ownership in Zanesville Underscores Need for Ohio House to Pass Dangerous Wild Animal Measure
Return of Powerful Exotic Animals to Private Ownership in Zanesville Underscores Need for Ohio House to Pass Dangerous Wild Animal Measure, says Karen Minton, Ohio state director for The Humane Society of the United States
-
April 28, 2012
Statement by The Humane Society of the United States on Loose Python
Statement from Nicole Paquette, Texas senior state director for The Humane Society of the United States, in response to news reports of a loose python in a Houston, Texas neighborhood.
-
April 25, 2012
The HSUS Applauds Ohio Senate for Passing Dangerous Wild Animal Act
Karen Minton, Ohio state director of The HSUS, issued a statement in response to the passage in the Ohio Senate of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act. State Sen. Troy Balderson, R-Zanesville introduced the legislation
-
April 6, 2012
The HSUS Offers Reward in Pennsylvania Python Mutilation
The HSUS is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the mutilation, neglect, and abandonment of an emaciated 7-foot male Burmese python who was stabbed twice, shot, and released in York Haven, Pa.
-
April 5, 2012
The HSUS Criticizes West Virginia Exotic Pet Bill Veto
The HSUS is disappointed that a bill to restrict the ownership of dangerous wild animals in West Virginia was vetoed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The veto leaves West Virginia as one of only seven states that currently do not regulate the private ownership of dangerous captive wildlife.
-
March 30, 2012
Bill Introduced in U.S. House to End Trade in Primates as ‘Pets’
The Humane Society of the United States, the Humane Society Legislative Fund and Born Free USA commend U.S. Reps. Michael Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., for introducing H.R. 4306, the Captive Primate Safety Act, to prohibit interstate commerce in monkeys, apes and other nonhuman primates for the exotic pet trade.
-
March 28, 2012
The HSUS Applauds Pennsylvania Senate Committee’s Move to Ban Private Exotic Pet Ownership
The HSUS welcomes the Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee’s passage of H.B. 1398, sponsored by Rep. Edward Staback, D-Lackawanna/Wayne, to ban the private possession of dangerous exotic animals, including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, jaguars and primates.
-
March 21, 2012
Ohio Voters Want Stronger Laws on Animal Protection
A new statewide survey of Ohio voters reveals overwhelming support for bills to restrict the private ownership of dangerous exotic pets, regulate large-scale commercial dog breeders and make cockfighting a felony.
-
March 14, 2012
Ad Campaign Launched to Urge Ohio Lawmakers to Take Tough Stance on Exotic Pets
The HSUS and Ohioans for Humane Farms placed a full-page ad today in the Columbus Dispatch calling on state lawmakers to crack down on the private ownership of dangerous wild animals in Ohio and to strengthen and pass S.B. 310, the Dangerous Wild Animal Act.
-
March 13, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Tennessee Capitol to Lobby for Stronger Laws to Protect Primates
Citizens from across Tennessee participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012 assembled at the state house in Nashville to urge legislators to pass a bill to phase out the private possession of all species of primates.
-
March 13, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Ohio Capitol to Lobby for Animal Welfare Legislation
Citizens from across Ohio participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012 assembled in Columbus to urge legislators to pass bills cracking down on animal fighting, puppy mills and the private ownership of dangerous exotic pets.
-
March 12, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Pennsylvania Capitol to Lobby for Animal Protection Legislation
Citizens from across Pennsylvania participating in Humane Lobby Day 2012, met with lawmakers at the Capitol on behalf of legislation to reduce animal suffering in the state. Top-priority measures would ban the private possession of exotic animals as pets, prohibit the use of carbon monoxide chambers to euthanize animals, and outlaw live pigeon shoots.
-
March 8, 2012
HSUS Statement on Introduction of S.B. 310–The Dangerous Wild Animal Act
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the dangerous wild animal bill introduced by Ohio State Sen. Troy Balderson, who represents a district that includes Zanesville
