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New report: U.S. spends millions of taxpayer dollars to fund experiments on dogs

The U.S. government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund experiments on dogs, a new report we are releasing today...

New HSI investigation reveals appalling cruelty on fur farms

The dreadful cruelty of fur production is on display in video footage we are releasing today, as part of a Humane Society...

Animal testing and research
Breaking news: Virginia governor signs bill ending new cosmetics animal testing

Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam has just signed into law bills that would ban new cosmetics animal testing and sales of animal...

Farmed animal welfare
Bill in Congress would reverse dangerous increases to slaughterhouse line speeds

Slaughterhouses are hotspots for the coronavirus, with tens of thousands of infections reported among American workers since...

Breaking news: Congress just passed the COVID relief package with funding for activities that would improve animal welfare

The COVID relief package Congress just passed includes a number of provisions that will improve surveillance and inspection...

Victory! Court says New York’s ban on ivory, rhino horn sales will stay

A federal court in New York has rejected a challenge by trade groups to the state’s landmark ban on elephant ivory and rhino...

Austin is the latest city to ban cat declawing. More cities, states consider ending the harmful practice

Cat declawing – the practice of surgically removing a cat’s claws -- is a cruel procedure that can be likened to having the...

Banning trophy hunting
Americans love grizzly bears, but Montana and Wyoming lawmakers are not getting the message

Grizzly 399, often called the world’s most famous grizzly bear, has a fan base of wildlife watchers that numbers in the...

Banning trophy hunting
Trophy hunters have slaughtered nearly 1,400 bobcats in Illinois since 2015. A new bill would stop the carnage.

Since Illinois reopened its bobcat hunts in 2015, after a 40-year hiatus, trophy hunters and trappers have killed nearly 1...