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Skeletal Weimaraner rescued from puppy mill begins her journey of hope with 30 other dogs

Wednesday was freedom day for Pearl, the Weimaraner rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill, whose emaciated condition after...

Breaking news: Netherlands will close all mink fur farms by next year

The Netherlands, the first country to report a coronavirus outbreak on its mink fur farms, will close all such farms by March...

HSUS, other groups sue feds for opening Alaska’s wildlife to cruel trophy hunting methods

In June, the federal government finalized a rule to appease trophy hunters by allowing some of the cruelest of killing...

U.S. proposes more changes to chip away at Endangered Species Act

The federal government has fired another volley in its assault on the Endangered Species Act, and this time it’s aimed at...

HSI deploys to assist with rescue efforts in Beirut; HSUS transporting dogs, cats out of storm path in Gulf Coast

Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International rescue teams are now deploying to assist people and...

North Carolina puppy miller who headlined our Horrible Hundred report convicted of animal cruelty

In March, I shared with you this photo of a dog who was rescued from a puppy mill in Caldwell County, North Carolina, along...

U.S. mink industry in free fall as demand for fur plummets

The U.S. mink industry is in rapid decline, with the drop beginning well before coronavirus outbreaks on mink fur farms here...

USDA suspends license of roadside zoo where Joe Exotic abused tigers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended the license of the roadside zoo where self-styled “Tiger King” Joe Exotic...

HSUS, HSI lawsuit forces U.S. to act to protect pangolins, world’s most trafficked mammals

Pangolins---the most trafficked mammals in the world---are one step closer to getting legal protections in the United States...