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Pup paralyzed after brutal beating demonstrates urgency for Iowa to make animal torture a felony

Earlier this month, Drax, a four-month-old puppy, was rushed to an Iowa emergency room with what appeared to be intense pain...

Indiana woman who shared videos of herself torturing, killing cats and dogs charged under federal PACT Act

An Indiana woman, who shared images and videos on social media that showed her torturing and graphically killing cats and...

Victory! Court says San Francisco fur ban will stay

A federal court judge last night threw out a challenge to San Francisco’s ban on the sale of fur, in a historic victory...

Protecting equines
HSUS/HSLF video lays bare the terrible practice of soring, as industry prepares for annual walking horse ‘Celebration’

Trainers who paint horses’ legs with harsh acids and chemicals that burn through the skin, causing unspeakable pain to the...

Puppy mills
South Carolina pet owners sue Petland for selling them sick puppies

Newlyweds Megan and Tim Madden were looking to grow their family when they saw a soft-coated wheaten terrier in one of...

Court rules California's foie gras ban is constitutional

In yet another court victory against foie gras cruelty, a California judge yesterday ruled that the state’s foie gras sales...

Animal testing and research Farmed animal welfare
Breaking: HSUS/HSLF report identifies key U.S. policy changes needed to avoid another pandemic

Recently, the United Nations identified some of the top drivers of zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, that spread from animals...

Right whales are now 'critically endangered'—just a step away from extinction

In late June, the body of a dead North Atlantic right whale calf was found floating off the coast of New Jersey—a victim of...

Animal testing and research Banning trophy hunting
Spending bills move up in Congress, with provisions for gray wolves, non-animal testing methods and ending wildlife markets

Provisions for funding programs to protect wild horses and burros, gray wolves, animals used in research and testing, as well...