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WASHINGTON -- Horse racing is scheduled to begin at Santa Anita Park on December 26, though safety measures recommended by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office and the California Horse Racing Boards following investigations into the tragic deaths of 37 racehorses in 2019 have not been...
With the meat-free eating movement enjoying such momentum in 2019, this holiday season, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International invite you to celebrate in delicious, international plant-based style! Our colleagues around the world have chosen some of their favorite...
Reward offered in Cass Lake, Minnesota, for information leading to arrest in fatal dog stabbing case
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 fatal dog stabbing that occurred in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The Case: On December 6, Leech Lake Tribal Police...
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 deaths of at least 14 horses found shot near a strip mine in Floyd County, Kentucky. The Case: The Floyd...
Today conservation and animal protection organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asking them to deny the import permit for the horns, skin or other parts of a trophy-hunted argali sheep killed by Donald Trump Jr. in Mongolia. The letter details why the U.S. Endangered...
Last week, a macaque named Roxanne died at the age of 36. Macaques in captivity have a normal life span of 25 years, and as the oldest animal of the over 800 living at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, Roxanne was a very special primate. Retired in 1995 from biomedical research after being...
A coalition of leading wildlife protection organizations is applauding MassWildlife staff and the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board for their vote today to ban wildlife killing contests in the Commonwealth. The vote will bring an end to events like the ones recently held on Cape Cod and in...
After nearly two years of rehabilitation at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, California, recovering from mange and other severe medical issues, Eve the hairless “bare bear” is now settling into her spacious new home at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, an...
Albany, NEW YORK (December 13, 2019) -- Today New York became the first state to prohibit the sale of giraffe products. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law legislation that “designates giraffe and other certain species as vulnerable species and prohibits the sale of articles made from any part...
WASHINGTON – Kitty Block, CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States released on official statement regarding the racehorse fatalities at Los Alamitos racetrack: “The deaths of two horses during one race at Los Alamitos track in California this weekend is appalling and highlights...
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 brutal neglect and death of a two year-old dog found shot and left to die in Grand Traverse County, Michigan...
People are more likely to adopt a shelter pet if they've spoken with someone who has already done so. On the 10th Annual Celebrate Shelter Pets Day on December 5, 2019, the Shelter Pet Project asks all pet lovers to be that someone by telling their adopted pets’ stories on social media. The Shelter...