HSI’s animal rescuers are deploying to help animals injured and impacted by the wildfires in Chile
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile—A disaster relief team from animal charity Humane Society International will deploy to Chile this weekend to help hundreds of animal victims of the devastating wildfires. Thousands of people have been affected in central and southern Chile, including hundreds
Indiana animal welfare organizations unite against controversial pro-puppy mill bill, HB 1412
The Humane Society of the United States joins Hoosier animal shelters, rescues and local governments in strongly opposing HB 1412. This cruel bill would force cities and counties across Indiana to allow pet stores to sell puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers
Town of Islip asks New York Supreme Court to hold Sloth Encounters owner Larry Wallach in contempt of court
Today the Humane Society of the United States learned that the Town of Islip has asked the Supreme Court of the State of New York to find Sloth Encounters owner, Larry Wallach, in criminal contempt of court for continuing to exhibit sloths and other wild animals in violation of local law. The town has asked the court to allow them to seize the animals, require him to surrender profits from the illegal exhibition, and assess fines, imprison, or detain him if he continues to violate the law.
New publication exposes Europe’s failure to uphold legal requirement of chemical testing on animals as a ‘last resort’
BRUSSELS—A new paper published this month in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology by Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Innospec and other members of the Animal-Free Safety Assessment Collaboration has exposed numerous concrete examples of acceptance barriers to companies’ good-faith attempts to honour the requirement
Shocking undercover investigation reveals illicit elephant ivory sold across Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut—Today the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International released alarming results of an undercover investigation at 29 Connecticut stores, revealing the illicit sale of elephant ivory, as well as bone and teeth from other imperiled species. Elephant
Three Ohio families file lawsuits alleging Petland sold sick puppies and engaged in deceptive sales tactics
The Humane Society of the United States is working with an Ohio-based law firm to provide legal assistance to three Ohio families in lawsuits alleging Petland, Inc. engaged in fraudulent and misleading sales practices and sold the families sick puppies. The Humane Society of the United States tracks hundreds of complaints from buyers of sick puppies sold by pet stores each year, one of whom is a plaintiff in these lawsuits. Ohio law firm Holland & Muirden filed the suits today.
New year, new life in America for 24 dogs saved from Indonesia’s brutal dog meat trade at Tomohon ‘Extreme’ market
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Twenty four dogs rescued from a slaughterhouse at Indonesia’s Tomohon “Extreme” Market in North Sulawesi province have flown from Indonesia to the United States in search of loving families. Poppy, Romeo, Wendy, Mia, Rocky and friends were saved by animal charities
The Humane Society of the United States launches extensive ad campaign backing legislation for cage-free eggs in Maryland
MARYLAND—The Humane Society of the United States is launching a six-figure advertising campaign to advocate for legislation aimed at ensuring that eggs produced or sold in Maryland meet cage-free standards. Advocates are determined that the proposed bill SB 193/HB TBD, sponsored by
Shocking undercover investigation reveals physical abuse and poor conditions of captive sloths used for public interactions at New York facility
NEW YORK—The Humane Society of the United States released the findings of a recent undercover investigation at Sloth Encounters in Hauppauge, New York, owned by Larry Wallach. The investigator captured disturbing footage of staff hitting sloths, stressed sloths kept in crowded conditions
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