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WASHINGTON—After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that giraffes may qualify for protection under America’s Endangered Species Act. The 2018 lawsuit — brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International,...

LOS ANGELES – The Humane Society of the United States announces that its 2019 To the Rescue! Los Angeles Gala will be held on May 4, 2019. Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, chairman of the board, CEO and president of the Annenberg Foundation , will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and...

WASHINGTON–The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, the Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund, in concert with rangeland management stakeholders, today announced their support for a...

Nicole Paquette, vice president of Wildlife Protection, issued the below statement: Florida has the worst record in the country of incidents involving several dangerous species, such as big cats and primates, based on data collected by the Humane Society of the United States, and it can now add...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana –The Humane Society of the United States is honored to present a Leadership in Action award to Puerto Rico First Lady Beatriz Rosselló, for her leadership, collaboration and incredible support of Spayathon™ for Puerto Rico. The award will be presented on April 16 at the Humane...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 12, 2019)— A new statewide survey reveals a supermajority of California voters across all party lines oppose the trophy hunting of bobcats and want to see the practice stopped. The survey found that nearly 70% of voters statewide are outright opposed to bobcat trophy...

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for slicing the ears off of a young pit bull puppy. The dog is now in the care of San Antonio Animal Care Services....

JACKSON, Wyoming, and VICTOR, Idaho—A coalition of organizations today submitted petitions to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission proposing rules to require hunters in grizzly bear habitat to carry bear spray. The proposals follow years of high grizzly bear...

Yesterday a jury rightly found Joseph Maldonado-Passage (a.k.a. Joe Exotic, a.k.a. Joe Schriebvogel) guilty of attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire to kill the founder of a Florida big cat sanctuary. He was also found guilty for 17 violations of federal wildlife law, including killing five tigers...

Between November 2018 and March 2019, the Humane Society of the United States carried out a hidden camera investigation at the Petland store in Fairfax, Virginia. The investigation, documented on hidden camera, found that sick or injured rabbits in the Virginia store were dying without receiving...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Yesterday, Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D- Los Angeles, introduced a bill to ban the hunting of bobcats in the state of California. If passed, bobcats will join California’s other wildcat, the mountain lion, on a small list of protected species in the Golden State. Over...

DENVER—WildEarth Guardians and the Prairie Dog Coalition of the Humane Society of the United States today released a tool for communities interested in creating prairie dog management plans, preventing conflict and conserving these keystone species. The guide covers everything from prairie dog...