Across Virginia, hunting dogs are abandoned in the woods or relinquished at local animal shelters when they fail to hunt properly, become old, sick or injured.

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The cruel and terrible truth of hound hunting

Unleashing packs of hounds on wild animals is not a solution to any kind of human-wildlife conflict, nor can it be remotely...

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Animal rescue responder greets a dog
Animal rescue and response
In Kansas, our rescuers bring dogs and cats from alleged animal cruelty situation to safety

No one deserves to live with the suffocating stench of ammonia and floors, countertops and walls smeared with feces and filth...

Two bears hugging during a bout of play fighting
Wildlife protection
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife proposes to protect native carnivores on national wildlife refuges

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will be proposing a rule that would ban predator control on the...

A puppy standing in a wire cage at a pet store
Farmed animal welfare Puppy mills
The companies that seem unwilling to do better for animals

We’re devoted to ending the worst forms of systemic animal suffering by working with corporations—and while we’ve had some...

Shelves of big cat heads
Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting
Breaking: Belgium bans the import of hunting trophies from endangered species

In a triumph for wild animals and the people who advocate for their protection, Belgium’s Parliament voted to prohibit the...

A "Genuine Ivory" labeled pendant, pin, and earrings that sold for $110
Wildlife protection
Breaking: Undercover investigation reveals Connecticut’s thriving ivory market

Today, the Humane Society of the United States released a new undercover investigation revealing a thriving market for...

A fox stands in a cramped wire cage at a fur farm
Helping captive wildlife Wildlife protection
Why TikTok’s ‘mob wife aesthetic’ is a bad trend for animals

Making the world a more humane place for animals is fundamentally a matter of changing hearts and minds. No progress for...

A sick Petland dog with an iv
Puppy mills
In Ohio, new lawsuits against Petland reveal heartbreaking stories of sick puppy mill dogs

Rosemarie Haddad had recently lost her husband of many years when her beloved dog became terminally ill. The best thing she...

Hundreds of chickens packed together at a broiler farm
Farmed animal welfare
New hope for broiler chickens who are bred to grow so fast they can barely walk

Several years ago, people in the Netherlands learned about the plight of what animal advocates dubbed “exploding chickens.”...

Two sloths fighting in the presence of customers who purchased an encounter with sloths. One sloth suffered from a wound under his chin.
Helping captive wildlife
Undercover video of Sloth Encounters shows need for Better CARE for Animals Act

Our goal in supporting passage of the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act...