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Fins being removed from a great hammerhead shark

Jeff Rotman

Alamy Stock Photo

With enforcement, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act will show its teeth

With allies and supporters, we have been doing all that we can to keep more sharks swimming safely in oceans all over the world. For years, we advocated for the passage of the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which President Biden signed into law in December 2022, with strong bipartisan support.

Photo by the HSUS

Breaking news: Judge says New Hampshire Great Danes can be placed for adoption

Rescuing Animals in Crisis

June 15, 2018

Photo by Meredith Lee/The HSUS

HSUS asks federal consumer protection agency to crack down on deceptive advertising of puppy mill puppies

June 15, 2018

Photo by Deborah Robbins Millman/The HSUS

Raccoons are great climbers – and wild neighbors

June 13, 2018

Photo by Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo/ AP Images for The HSUS

More than 5,600 dogs and cats helped in first round of Spayathon for Puerto Rico

June 12, 2018

Photo by Jean Chung/For HSI

HSI rescues 50 dogs from South Korea meat trade before summer slaughter begins

Rescuing Animals in Crisis

June 11, 2018

Photo by iStockphoto

Racehorses have a right to a good retirement and protections against slaughter and drugging

Protecting Equines

June 8, 2018

Photo by Paul Vernon/For The HSUS

Ohio senate advances groundbreaking reform for puppy mill dogs

June 7, 2018

Photo by Jennifer Kunz/The HSUS

Duchess Sanctuary, a safe haven for abused equines, celebrates its 10th anniversary

Protecting Equines

June 5, 2018

Photo by HSI

In India, an elephant wins freedom from tourist rides and the illegal wildlife trade

June 4, 2018

About the Author

Kitty Block is President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and CEO of Humane Society International, the international affiliate of the HSUS.

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