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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The Cloud Foundation v. Bureau of Land Management (Wild horses)
In September 2005, the U.S. Department of Interior Board of Land Appeals issued an order allowing the Bureau of Land Management to use a fertility control vaccine on wild horses in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, located in Montana and Wyoming
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The Fund for Animals, et al. v. Mainella (Pheasant hunting)
Non-native pheasants are stocked for hunting on the fragile Cape Cod National Seashore.
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The HSUS et. al v. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (Puppy mills)
The HSUS filed a petition with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services re: requiring a veterinarian???s certification of good health prior to the sale of any puppy in Florida.
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The HSUS v. Gene Merriam, Commissioner, Minnesota DNR (Minnesota lynx trapping)
The fur industry kills federally protected species, such as the Canada lynx, with cruel traps. The HSUS asked the federal courts to stop them.
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The HSUS v. Kempthorne (Wisconsin wolf killing permit)
Despite a mandate to protect endangered wolves under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently issed a permit to Wisconsin for the overt killing of wolves for depredation control purposes
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The HSUS v. Kempthorne (Wisconsin wolf killing permit)
Despite a mandate to protect endangered wolves under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently issed a permit to Wisconsin for the overt killing of wolves for depredation control purposes
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The HSUS v. Murphy (Seals)
Harbor seals at La Jolla's Casa Beach were being harassed and injured after San Diego removed protective barriers. After HSUS filed suit, the Diego City Council voted 7 to 1 to restore the barrier to protect the seals during their pupping season
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The HSUS v. New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, et al. (Foie gras state records)
New York state court action challenging the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets refusal to disclose records concerning the production of foie gras. Court ordered that several withheld records must be disclosed to HSUS.
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The HSUS, et al. v. Department of Commerce et al. (Stellar Sea Lions)
Stellar sea lion populations in Alaska are declining, so the government had a plan to performing invasive procedures to help "save" them. Fortunately, the courts stepped in and blocked this misguided plan
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The HSUS, et al. v. Gutierrez, et al. (Atlantic whales)
Populations of humpback whales, fin whales and North Atlantic right whales are threatened by fatal entanglements in commercial fishing gear
