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HONOLULU—Today, the Executive Board of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture approved a proposal to prohibit dangerous wild animals—including tigers, lions, bears, primates, elephants and crocodiles—from being brought into Hawaii for performances in circuses, carnivals and other public exhibitions. The...
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The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team has been responding to the needs of animals in the wake of Hurricane Florence in Horry County, South Carolina, and affected areas in North Carolina. Though the storm has passed, the flood waters continue to rise in South Carolina, where the...
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In a landmark ruling yesterday, a federal district court in Montana held that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cut corners and ignored science when it rushed to remove federal protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The court’s order restores federal protection to this...
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Between roles on the screen and on the stage, actress Evanna Lynch dedicates her time to animal advocacy. Photo courtesy Evanna Lynch. Free-spirited Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter series possesses a quiet courage: She’s a nonjudgmental, gentle soul who takes the side of the oppressed simply...
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A variety of organizations are coming together to launch a large-scale collaborative effort focused on identifying potential landscapes for conservation across the grasslands of North America. The effort—dubbed Homes on the Range—integrates a keystone species, land use patterns and climate change to...
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The Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA)
Today, a broad coalition formally submitted more than 500,000 public comments bringing the total to more than 800,000 comments opposing proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is our nation’s most effective tool in saving wildlife...
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Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Welfare Institute, Beardsley Zoo, Born Free USA, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Endangered Species Coalition, Environment America, Food & Water Watch, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, Metro Parks Tacoma, Oceana, Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians, Woodland Park Zoo
WASHINGTON—Conservation and animal-welfare groups today urged (PDF) Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider a federal decision to allow a Texas billionaire to import a critically endangered black rhino shot as a trophy hunt in Namibia. The Fish and Wildlife...
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Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International
WASHINGTON—Two days before World Rhino Day , in a disgraceful action that disregards the precarious status of a critically endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted approval for the importation of a black rhino hunting trophy into the United States from Namibia, where rhino...
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WASHINGTON—The Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust has made a generous donation to the Humane Society of the United States to support our efforts on the ground rescuing and caring for animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence . Melissa Rubin, senior vice president of animal rescue, care...
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HONOLULU—Today, the Humane Society of the United States along with marine protection and native Hawaiian advocacy organizations commended eBay, Inc., the largest multinational e-commerce corporation in the US, for discontinuing the sale of Hawai‘i’s marine animals on its platform. eBay has long had...
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WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the 218 Representatives—constituting a majority of the U.S. House—who have signed on as sponsors and cosponsors of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act to finally bring an end to the export...
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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 person responsible for the cruel treatment of a dog who was found with a carabiner through his neck in Defuniak Springs, Florida. This...
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