Successful litigation campaigns often take years to wind their way through the court system. Here are some of our success stories.
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Farm Sanctuary, The HSUS, et al. v. New Jersey Department of Agriculture (New Jersey farm animal regulations)
Current New Jersey regulations consider intensive farming practices as "humane," but the HSUS and a diverse coalition of organizations disagree
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HSUS v. Brennan et al. (Foie Gras Records)
The HSUS filed suit asking that the court compel the state
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In Re: The HSUS, et al. (Downed cattle)
The USDA implemented a temporary ban on processing cattle too sick to walk or stand on their own after the first discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, but a permanent ban is long overdue
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In Re: The HSUS, et al. (Twenty-Eight Hour Law)
The Twenty-Eight Hour Law, the Act generally requires that for every 28-hour period of transport, animals be allowed rest, food, and water. Although 95 percent of all animals transported are shipped by truck, the USDA traditionally only applied the Act to transport by train
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National Audubon Society v. Davis (Leghold Traps)
Proposition 4 was adopted by California voters in 1998 to protect pets and wildlife from cruel traps and poisons. The National Audubon Society and the National Trappers Association repeatedly challenged the law. But in January 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco threw
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New Mexico Gamefowl Assn., et al. v. State of New Mexico, et al.
Plaintiffs, including the New Mexico Gamefowl Association, filed suit to invalidate New Mexico's recently enacted cockfighting ban
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NRDC, The HSUS, et al. v. Gutierrez (Navy sonar)
A coalition of conservation and animal welfare organizations expanded a lawsuit regarding the Navy's use of low-frequency sonar and its effect on whales.
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Oregon Rural Citizens Against Subterfuge v. State of Oregon (Cougars)
Oregon voters have twice approved a ban on bear baiting and the use of dogs in hunting bears and cougars. Wildlife opponents challenged the ban as unconstitutional, but their case was dismissed by the court
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Save the Manatee Club, The HSUS, et al. v. Ballard, et al.
After a series of cases, a coalition of animal protection, environmental, and public interest groups reached a settlement in July 2005 with the federal government to protect the endangered West Indian manatee
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State of Oregon v. Clark Zane Couch (Oregon canned hunting)
The HSUS asked the Oregon Supreme Court to uphold the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission's authority vis a vis exotic species.
