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Animal rescue and response
Historic Kentucky floods show the importance of having disaster plans for animals

The images coming out of Kentucky after historic flooding recently devastated the eastern part of the state are simply...

Farmed animal welfare
Breaking: More experts join forces in key U.S. Supreme Court case for animals

Last week we wrote about the briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by the Humane Society of the United States, our...

Banning trophy hunting
Meet the interns creating a better world for animals: Inside our internship program

Just recently, I had the pleasure of meeting virtually with our organization’s summer intern cohort and the opportunity to...

Animal testing and research Animal rescue and response
In pictures: Hundreds of beagles spared from animal testing arrive in our care to start new lives

Last week, we along with several of our shelter and rescue partners embarked on a historic operation and removed the first...

Wildlife protection
How to make Shark Week good for sharks

Sharks have been around for 450 million years, outliving the dinosaurs and surviving mass extinctions. But now, out of the...

Wildlife protection
Congress poised to vote! Contact your Reps to help captive big cats in the US

Update: We are delighted to report that the U.S. House passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by a strong bipartisan...

Wildlife protection
Forty years ago, the world did something amazing for whales

This week marks the 40 th anniversary of the global moratorium on commercial whaling, a momentous achievement that turned the...

Animal testing and research Animal rescue and response
Breaking: Historic transport of approximately 4,000 beagles spared from animal testing

You may have seen in the news that our Animal Rescue Team was approached by the U.S. Department of Justice to remove roughly...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Rescuers arrive for 21 dogs left behind at dog meat farm in South Korea

Recently, I told you about promising developments in the fight against dog meat in China, where law enforcement, government...