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Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States released this statement: “We applaud Dow AgroSciences (Corteva AgriScience) for making the right decision by ending the one-year pesticide test on 36 beagles at Charles River Laboratories in Michigan. This is a significant...
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Statement by Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, following the announcement of changes including a ban on race day medication: "We are pleased to see the ban on race day medication announced recently by The Stronach Group, along with the adoption of other...
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On October 1, 2018, the Humane Society of the United States announced a Reconciliation Process to improve the organization for the benefit of all HSUS employees and volunteers. Today, Kitty Block, President and CEO of the HSUS issued the below message to staff regarding the conclusion of the...
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Update: This press release has been corrected. The original draft incorrectly named the University of Vermont as directly connected with these particular experiments. WASHINGTON — Today the Humane Society of the United States revealed the results of an undercover investigation at an animal testing...
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On October 1, 2018, the Humane Society of the United States announced a Reconciliation Process to improve the organization for the benefit of all HSUS employees and volunteers. Today, the Co-Chairs of the HSUS Board of Directors issued the below message to the organization regarding the conclusion...
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The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the Humane Society of the United States applaud New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) for introducing S.4234/A.6298 , which would prohibit the sale of dogs,...
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In the wake of Sunday’s devastating tornadoes, the Humane Society of the United States has sent a team to Lee County, Alabama, to make arrangements to transport dogs and cats who were available for adoption at Lee County Humane Society and Southern Souls Animal League prior to the tornadoes out of...
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Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is removing gray wolves in the lower 48 contiguous states from the list of species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund urge...
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The Humane Society of the United States is deeply concerned about the deaths of 21 racehorses since December 26 at the Santa Anita racetrack. We support and applaud the decision by The Stronach Group to indefinitely shut down racing as they investigate the causes of these deaths and to hire external...
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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 duct taping a dog’s neck and snout, and subsequently abandoning the dog in Drew County, Arkansas. The Case: On...
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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 the cruel killing of a cat and intentional placement of the body on a local resident’s vehicle. The Case: Earlier...
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Today, the Maryland Senate passed S.B. 143, to extend the moratorium on cownose ray killing contests in the Chesapeake Bay until a fishery management plan is created for the species. Sponsored by Senator Ron Young, D- Frederick, it was approved by a unanimous vote of 46-0. A 2017 law placed a two...
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