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Banning trophy hunting
Washington state plans to increase trophy hunting of cougars despite widespread public opposition

Every day produces ample evidence that those involved with harming and killing animals don’t take a break, even during a...

BREAKING NEWS: Bipartisan congressional letter calls for end to live wildlife markets

Consistent with the recommendations in Wildlife Markets and COVID-19, the Humane Society International report released...

Newly released footage confirms the Joe Exotic we know

We’ve known “Joe Exotic” (Joe Schreibvogel) for a long while, and we know him well. This week, we’re releasing additional...

Farmed animal welfare
HSUS sues USDA over policies that risk future pandemics

Today the Humane Society of the United States filed a federal lawsuit challenging the response plan for Highly Pathogenic...

On World Health Day, a global reckoning with COVID-19 is urgent

Like an alarm bell in the night, COVID-19 has cut through the uneasy silence of the world’s failure to address pandemic...

Farmed animal welfare
Today’s mix on Morning Joe: Wildlife markets, factory farms and the COVID-19 crisis

I appeared today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to speak about the COVID-19 crisis and wildlife markets with Humane Society...

Breaking news: Fauci calls for closing down wildlife markets around the globe

The nation’s most authoritative voice on infectious diseases today sounded a stern warning about the dangers of the wildlife...

Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Shenzhen bans dog and cat meat trade; first city in mainland China to do so

Shenzhen has become the first city in mainland China to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat, marking one of the biggest...

Coronavirus crisis increases need to help victims of domestic violence and their pets

With hundreds of millions of people required to stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic, the media is reporting an...